Robert Maudsley, 72, known as 'Hannibal the Cannibal', is reportedly facing another prison transfer, according to his partner Loveinia MacKenney. Maudsley, Britain's longest-serving prisoner, was moved from Wakefield prison to Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire in April 2025 after decades in a cell with a Perspex window for staff monitoring.
MacKenney, 71, said Maudsley believes he will be moved again, but does not know where. She accused prison staff of 'ghosting' him, meaning they could relocate him in the middle of the night. 'It is unclear where he will end up; they could take him to Scotland because he is a Double Category A prisoner,' she said.
Maudsley has spent 52 years in prison, including over 17,000 consecutive days in solitary confinement. Since his transfer to Whitemoor, he has had no visitors, adding to his isolation. A relative on Merseyside noted that his brothers, who used to visit, are in poor health and cannot easily travel to the new location.
In letters to MacKenney, Maudsley expressed affection: 'All the kindness, thoughtfulness and love you have shared with me through these last short years can get me through anything.' He also went on hunger strike after the move, complaining that his treatment was 'far more restrictive, oppressive and punitive' than at Wakefield.
Maudsley was sentenced to life in 1974 for manslaughter and later killed three men in prison. His nickname stems from a false rumour that he ate a victim's brain. A Ministry of Justice source said he has access to a phone and half an hour of time out of his cell daily.
