The daughter of Soham murderer Ian Huntley has refused to contribute towards his funeral, expressing disgust at being asked by police. Samantha Bryan, from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, told officers she wants no involvement with the man she never met.
Huntley, 52, died in hospital on March 7 after being attacked with a metal bar at HMP Frankland in Durham. He was serving a life sentence for the 2002 murders of ten-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. His daughter met two police officers on March 17 and was asked if she wished to take responsibility for funeral arrangements.
Speaking to The Sun, Samantha said: 'I had nothing to do with him in life and now I want nothing to do with him in death. I don't want to pay for any funeral and I wouldn't want to go to a funeral for him.' She added that officers mentioned there would be 'quite a bill involved'.
Huntley was attacked multiple times during his sentence, including being scalded in 2005 and suffering a slash wound to the throat in 2010. His final assault left him with skull fractures, brain damage and a broken jaw. He was placed in a medically induced coma before his death.
The suspect in the fatal attack is triple killer Anthony Russell. Huntley's inquest is scheduled for next month, and no funeral date has been set.
