Ian Huntley to sue Prison Service after he was attacked in Frankland jail (From The Northern Echo)
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Ian Huntley to sue Prison Service after he was attacked in Frankland jail
7:55am Saturday 31st July 2010 in
SOHAM murderer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service after he was attacked by an inmate in a County Durham jail.
Huntley's throat was slashed at Frankland Prison in March.
The 36-year-old, who murdered the 10-year-old schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, is claiming the service has failed in its duty of care towards him.
He is understood to be claiming almost £100,000 in damages and the case could cost the taxpayer more than £1m in legal aid fees.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said last night the compensation claim would be "vigorously defended".
Huntley was moved to Frankland, a Category A high security men's prison, in 2008.
While at Frankland he was attacked and slashed across the throat by a prisoner with a razor blade.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "Ian Huntley is bringing a claim against the Ministry of Justice following an assault by another prisoner."
Comments(35)
big arnie
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12:05pm Sat 31 Jul 10
cj-dog
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1:57pm Sat 31 Jul 10
He and his kind should be part of the national austerity cuts.
Andrew of Darlington
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3:13pm Sat 31 Jul 10
stevegg
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4:04pm Sat 31 Jul 10
solar thermal kid
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4:06pm Sat 31 Jul 10
Andrew of Darlington wrote:What a lame comment...Go and do some good elsewhere...he is scum and deserves every attack at every opportunity. I would like to attack him as would every other parent in the land. Prison officers should be allowed to turn a blind eye when in the presence of vermin like Huntley.
When in prison the prison service should protect inmates and they let Huntley down. I know he has done wrong but if the prison service had done their job properly he would not have been attacked.
Copley23
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4:43pm Sat 31 Jul 10
big arnie wrote:Lovin' this Arnie!! :).....the phantom toothbrush whittler has let us down, let's sue him for.....erm....how about £100,000........
Can I bring a claim against the fella who attacked him for not finishing the job?
Jolly Roger
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5:17pm Sat 31 Jul 10
But I agree that hanging should be brought back for murder of children and people who serve us in the line of duty.
Life for a life or life in prison no get out clause. Even more so no TV etc etc.
smokin
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5:41pm Sat 31 Jul 10
" a life of luxury "
it's common sense gone mad
when you go to prison for this kind of crime you should have NO rights what so ever
Andrew of Darlington
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6:04pm Sat 31 Jul 10
Dean M
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8:32pm Sat 31 Jul 10
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Particularly given the seriousness of the offence he committed.
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If lawyers have any input, we will always have these daft compensation claim entitlements, because lots of legal aid money will pay lots of lawyers wages. Lets hope the Tories slap the legal profession down and put an end to this nonsense. I'd prefer my taxes were spent on schools and hospitals rather than child murderers. Just a personal view.
mb500
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9:04pm Sat 31 Jul 10
jayster
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10:11pm Sat 31 Jul 10
solar thermal kid
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12:15am Sun 1 Aug 10
Andrew of Darlington wrote:Andrew of Darlington...you are the exact reason these tossers try to get compensation...tryin
Huntley has done wrong and is being punished under the the British justice system. Saying prison officers should turn a blind eye brings that person down to the same level as Huntley in my book.
g to give them rights because they are being given justice under the UK system. The SYSTEM is wrong...shoot them now...
if you believe justice is being done...let him out now...move in next door to you and your children...see if he's learnt his lesson...YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO BRITISH SOCIETY....you need putting in a cell with these scum...see how much respect they give you...you bloody moron.
westminister
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12:24am Sun 1 Aug 10
Oldharleyman
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12:09pm Sun 1 Aug 10
Andrew of Darlington wrote:I totally agree, but the rights of any Prisoner to sue under any circumstance MUST BE STOPPED!!!This is rapidly turning into "who hates Huntley the most and proves it by describing what should happen to him" thread and I wont stoop to that level. Huntley is a sick evil individual who is going to be in Prison for the rest of his life...end of, I would prefer it if Media stories about him would stop altogether as they feed his sick mind.
Huntley has done wrong and is being punished under the the British justice system. Saying prison officers should turn a blind eye brings that person down to the same level as Huntley in my book.
Super steve
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1:19pm Sun 1 Aug 10
Super steve
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1:23pm Sun 1 Aug 10
Super steve
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1:28pm Sun 1 Aug 10
Mr Huntley gets 3 meals a day, full health and dental care, attendant social workers, educational and liesure facilities free for life, the undying support from the morons of the league of penal reform, and £100,000 compo for a cut to his face.
Isnt it wonderful living in caring socialist Britain ?
Big Dave
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1:30pm Sun 1 Aug 10
Let Huntley sue and award all the compensation to the families he devastated. We decided a long time ago to be 'civillized' and abolish capital punishment....its been downhill ever since. I'd personally do away with most prisoners- a bullet's far cheaper than housing and feeding the cretins so I don't see the point in getting het up about any single prisoner
Dean M
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12:21am Mon 2 Aug 10
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Other than that, I agree with what you say.
Big Dave
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7:49am Mon 2 Aug 10
Dean M
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6:33pm Mon 2 Aug 10
Big Dave
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8:30am Tue 3 Aug 10
lovedurham
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11:03am Tue 3 Aug 10
Dean M
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5:25pm Tue 3 Aug 10
"For Dean M. to categorise acceptable murders and not acceptable murders seems bizarre"
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It would be more than bizarre, it would be totally wrong. But then again, I did not do or say this. Another one that can't read. Perhaps you'd care to review my posts and tell me I'm wrong, or even quote me? When you can't ('cos you can't) perhaps you'll be man or woman enough to apologise?
Big Dave
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10:40pm Tue 3 Aug 10
Oldharleyman
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10:40pm Tue 3 Aug 10
Dean M wrote:Oh dear, someone else has the audacity to criticise you and you resort to insults DM now who were you having a go at for exactly this?? hhmm Pot Kettle etc etc
lovedurham wrote: "For Dean M. to categorise acceptable murders and not acceptable murders seems bizarre" . It would be more than bizarre, it would be totally wrong. But then again, I did not do or say this. Another one that can't read. Perhaps you'd care to review my posts and tell me I'm wrong, or even quote me? When you can't ('cos you can't) perhaps you'll be man or woman enough to apologise?
Dean M
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11:33pm Tue 3 Aug 10
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Quite happy to be criticised by the way, but misquoting someone is a bit naughty.
Dean M
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11:43pm Tue 3 Aug 10
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This doesn't make it acceptable but I don't put it in the same league as the abduction, rape, murder and burning of the bodies of innocent, small children. If you do then fair enough, we'll disagree.
Oldharleyman
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7:54am Wed 4 Aug 10
Dean M wrote:"another one that cant read" so thats praising him DEANM? Jeeeez selective memory or what!lol
What insults would they be then, Burnsy? You never could read, and you still can't. . Quite happy to be criticised by the way, but misquoting someone is a bit naughty.
Big Dave
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9:35am Wed 4 Aug 10
Dean M wrote:....Moat had an extensive history of violence, particularly towards women, was insanely jealous and manipulative with a criminal network of friends and associates willing to help him no matter what. He was serving a prison sentence for assaulting his own daughter I believe and when his partner found the courage to try and leave him, he decides to try and execute her, her new partner (although lets be honest Dean, if any bloke happened to be stood talking to her they'd have been killed), oh and any police officer. So to that end, he sneaks up on a parked patrol and shots a cop without warning in the face. Then goes on the run and starts threatening to harm the public because he doesn't like the fact the media have portrayed him as a bully. And you think Huntley was more dangerous? His crime is, as I said, stomach churning but they're in the same category to my mind.
Big Dave, Moat was far more dangerous then Huntley? Seriously? Moat was on the run for a week after shooting the copper and he didn't hurt anyone else. He had a grudge against particular people who he believed had harmed him or done him wrong - in his mind, it was revenge. . This doesn't make it acceptable but I don't put it in the same league as the abduction, rape, murder and burning of the bodies of innocent, small children. If you do then fair enough, we'll disagree.
Dean M
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9:27pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Oldharleyman wrote:There's a difference between criticising someone for misquoting or misrepresenting you, due to their lack of ability to read correctly, and your tactic of resorting to abuse at the earliest opportunity. You obviously don't know the difference.
Dean M wrote:"another one that cant read" so thats praising him DEANM? Jeeeez selective memory or what!lol
What insults would they be then, Burnsy? You never could read, and you still can't. . Quite happy to be criticised by the way, but misquoting someone is a bit naughty.
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Big Dave - we'll disagree then. I suspect some of the 'facts' about Moat's history have been spun; not surprisingly his brother paints a different picture of him. No 40,000 plus facebook group for Huntley. And these don't include people like me, who just think that the view that Moat was nothing but a cold-hearted monster is too simplistic.
Big Dave
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6:48am Thu 5 Aug 10
Dean M
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6:26pm Thu 5 Aug 10
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But these 40,000 were those who went so far as to join the facebook group. How many more, like me, did not go this far but just feel that simply condemning Moat as a cold-hearted monster is not the full story?
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Time for me to back out of this one I think. We seem to generally agree that we are too soft on most killers in our society, even if we disagree on this particular case.
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Copley23 says...
8:44am Sat 31 Jul 10