Jamie Varley, the 37-year-old teacher who murdered and abused his adoptive son Preston, has been transferred to HMP Wakefield, a high-security prison known as 'Monster Mansion', where a source claims there is a 'bounty on his head'. Varley is serving a whole life order for subjecting Preston to months of horrific physical, sexual and emotional abuse before killing him.
Prison 'hell' for child killer
According to a prison source, Varley was 'sobbing and quaking' in his cell as the reality of his new environment set in. Fellow inmates reportedly gave him a 'traditional prisoners' welcome' by hammering on cell bars and shouting threats. The source told the Daily Mail: 'There’s a bounty on his head, everyone wants to be the one to hurt him first, and he was made very aware of that as he entered the prison.'
Violent history at HMP Wakefield
HMP Wakefield has a history of violence against child killers and sex offenders. Last November, Kyle Bevan, who murdered his partner's two-year-old daughter, was ambushed in his cell and stabbed 25 times. Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins, convicted of child sex offences including attempted rape of a baby, was fatally stabbed in the neck at the jail.
Segregation and protective custody
Varley is currently held in segregation under constant supervision to prevent self-harm. Experts predict he will likely be placed in a Vulnerable Prisoner Unit or under Rule 45 segregation for his entire sentence to keep him alive. A source said: 'There is no way out of this hell for him.'
