A fellow inmate has been charged with the murder of child killer Ian Huntley at a maximum security prison, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.
Anthony Russell, 43, is accused of killing the 52-year-old at HMP Frankland in County Durham. He will appear before magistrates via video link on Wednesday.
Christopher Atkinson of the CPS said: “Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.”
Huntley, a former school caretaker, murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002. He was attacked in a workshop at the prison on 26 February, suffering severe brain trauma, and died on 6 March after being taken off life support.
Russell is due to appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday afternoon.
