Triple killer Mark 'The Iceman' Fellows, who shot dead two gangland figures before stabbing a child killer to death while serving a whole life sentence, is expected to spend the rest of his life in near-total isolation within a close supervision centre. The 45-year-old hitman, already serving a whole life order for the murders of Paul Massey and John Kinsella, was convicted last week alongside David Taylor, 64, and Lee Newell, 57, of murdering 33-year-old Kyle Bevan in HMP Wakefield.
Details of the Prison Murder
Bevan, who was serving a life sentence for killing his two-year-old stepdaughter Lola James, was stabbed 25 times in his cell with an improvised weapon on November 4 last year. CCTV footage showed the three killers following Bevan into his cell and leaving less than five minutes later. Fellows later checked on the body to ensure it had not been discovered before prison officers found Bevan dead the following morning. The trio's trial at Leeds Crown Court heard how Bevan's body was placed in his bed and covered with a blanket to simulate sleep.
Fellows' Criminal History
Fellows, originally from Warrington, was allied with the Anti A-Team faction in Liverpool. He shot Paul 'Mr Big' Massey with an Uzi sub-machine gun outside his home in July 2015, and killed John Kinsella, who had carried Massey's coffin, as he walked his dog with his pregnant partner in Rainford in May 2018. Fellows was handed his second whole life order earlier this month, ensuring he will never be released.
Life in Close Supervision
According to a prison source quoted by the Liverpool ECHO, Fellows is likely to be held in a close supervision centre (CSC), a small specialist unit found in six high-security prisons across the UK. These centres hold around 60 of the most dangerous criminals, most of whom have been jailed for serious violent crimes. Fellows will have limited human contact and spend most of his days alone, receiving the legal minimum of prison privileges similar to those of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana. He may still purchase items from the canteen using money earned or sent by family, but will spend limited time outside his cell.
Risk Assessment and Security Measures
One prison source told the ECHO that prison officers are expected to be on 'high-alert' as Fellows has 'nothing to lose,' though they believe he poses a higher risk to inmates than to prison officials. The decision to grant him minimum privileges may be influenced by the fact he targeted a child killer rather than a prison official. Mark Fairhurst, national chair of the Prison Officers' Association, said: 'Prison officers continue to operate in one of the most violent and hostile working environments in the world, managing some of the most dangerous individuals in society. This case underlines the risks they face from prisoners who have nothing to lose, having been sentenced to die in custody.'
Official Response
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson stated: 'Prisons must be places of control and punishment to protect the public. While we cannot comment on individual prisoners, we're introducing a taskforce to reduce violence across the high security estate and investing an extra £35 million this year to bolster physical security. That's on top of over £40 million already invested in prison security.'
