A former prisoner who served time in a high-security jail has disclosed what he believes child killer Jamie Varley is enduring behind bars. Varley was convicted of sexually abusing and murdering his adopted 13-month-old son, Preston Davey, and received a whole life order, meaning he will never be released.
Varley's Crimes and Sentence
Varley subjected baby Preston to a horrific series of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. He claimed the baby had accidentally drowned in the bath, but was found guilty following an eight-week trial at Preston Crown Court. His partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, was handed a 25-year sentence for child cruelty, sexual abuse and allowing the death of a child.
Transferred to 'Monster Mansion'
Varley is understood to have been moved to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire, famously known as 'Monster Mansion'. There, he allegedly received a 'traditional prisoners' welcome' and spent his initial night 'sobbing and quaking'.
Insights from Former Inmate
Ricky Killeen, who previously served time in the same facility as Soham murderer Ian Huntley, shared details on his Behind Bars TV YouTube channel. He stated: 'He will spend the rest of his sorry days, sh*****g himself, petrified, waiting for that fateful day when karma comes a-knocking and looking for him.'
Killeen claimed Varley would be placed on an ACCT (Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork) – a process for prisoners at risk of suicide or self-harm. He explained: 'When Varley asks for help, and he starts talking to the screws out the door, then obviously they've got a duty because he's on an ACCT to make sure he doesn't do anything to himself. So they have got to talk to him and mother the little wrongun and make sure he doesn't do anything to himself. But he is going to be living in misery for the rest of his life. He will be feeling despair, anxiety, hopelessness.'
Psychological Torment and Inmate Abuse
Killeen suggested Varley would have 'sleepless nights' and be 'watched round the clock', while receiving 'abuse' from fellow inmates. He added: 'So they will be tormenting and torturing him and giving him the utmost of grief.'
But Killeen noted that the threat of violence is not the only challenge. He said: 'There's ways where they can irritate him, banging little things outside his door and getting under his skin. He is going to live out the rest of his life in a sick, sorry world where he belongs.'
Bounty on His Head
A source previously told The Daily Star: '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. The other prisoners knew he was coming and they waited for him. They want him scared and they want to make his time inside as awful as they can - and now he knows he has a lot of time inside to serve. He is never getting out, there is no way out of this hell for him.'
