Jamie Varley, convicted of sexually abusing and murdering his adopted 13-month-old son Preston Davey, will face relentless torment behind bars, according to a former inmate who served time in a high-security prison. Ricky Killeen, who was once incarcerated in the same prison as Soham killer Ian Huntley, has described the misery that awaits Varley in HMP Wakefield, known as 'Monster Mansion'.
Varley's crimes and sentence
Earlier this month, Varley was found guilty of subjecting Preston to a horrific catalogue of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. The baby died after Varley claimed he accidentally drowned in the bath. Following an eight-week trial at Preston Crown Court, Varley was handed a whole life order, meaning he will never be released. His partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, received a 25-year sentence for child cruelty, sexual abuse and allowing the death of a child.
First night in 'Monster Mansion'
Varley is said to have been sent to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire, where he allegedly received a 'traditional prisoners' welcome' and spent his first night 'sobbing and quaking'. The prison, notorious for housing some of the UK's most dangerous offenders, is expected to be a living hell for Varley.
Ricky Killeen's insights
Ricky Killeen, speaking on his Behind Bars TV YouTube channel, revealed: '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 used to support inmates at risk of suicide or self-harm. '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.'
Torment beyond violence
Killeen suggested Varley would suffer 'sleepless nights' and be 'watched round the clock', while also receiving 'abuse' from other inmates. 'So they will be tormenting and torturing him and giving him the utmost of grief.' However, Killeen noted that the threat is not limited to physical violence. '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 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.'
