Soham killer Ian Huntley was cremated in a £265 eco-friendly coffin at a service attended by no mourners and was paid for by the taxpayer, The Independent can reveal. The Ministry of Justice ( MoJ ) spent almost £2,000 on funeral services for Huntley, who died in hospital , after allegedly being attacked at HMP Frankland in February. An inquest last month heard how the 52-year-old, who murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, suffered a fatal injury to the head from a metal bar in the high-security prison, before his death days later at Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. Soon after, a petition signed by 64,000 people was launched calling for the MoJ not to use taxpayer funds to pay for his funeral, after it was revealed that it offers up to £3,000 towards prisoners’ funeral costs. Ian Huntley was convicted of murdering Holly Wells (left) and her best friend Jessica Chapman (PA) Now, the MoJ has revealed it spent £1,915 on Huntley’s cremation.…