Maxine Carr, the former girlfriend of Soham killer Ian Huntley, is reportedly living a new life by the seaside with her husband, having been given a new identity and cosmetic surgery worth £2 million. Carr was released from prison in 2004 after serving 21 months of a three-and-a-half-year sentence for perverting the course of justice, having given Huntley a false alibi on the night he murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002.
Now, two decades later, Carr is said to be learning of Huntley's death alongside the rest of the world. Huntley died on Friday at the age of 52 after being attacked in HMP Frankland, where he was serving two life sentences. He was reportedly bludgeoned with a metal pole, sustaining skull fractures, brain damage and a broken jaw. His life support was withdrawn after brain tests showed he was in a vegetative state.
During the trial, Carr and Huntley turned against each other and are believed to have had no contact since. Carr has since rebuilt her life, while Huntley spent his final years in prison. The search for Holly and Jessica was one of the largest in British history, involving 400 police officers and US Air Force personnel.
