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Prison inmate charged with Huntley murder appears in court

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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A prison inmate charged with the murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley has appeared in court. Anthony Russell, 43, was charged earlier this week after Huntley died in hospital following an attack at HMP Frankland in County Durham at the end of February. Huntley, 52, was taken to hospital following the attack on February 26 and died nine days later, police said previously. Appearing via video link at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Russell confirmed his name and address. No plea was entered and Russell will appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday. Huntley had been serving a life sentence - with a minimum term of 40 years - at the time of his death for the murders of 10-year-old schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002. The schoolgirls had gone missing after leaving a family barbecue in Soham in August 2002. It is believed they were on their way to buy sweets when Huntley, then aged 28 and working as a school caretaker, lured them back to his home and killed them.…

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