Murderer Ian Huntley who killed two young schoolgirls in 2002, has been taken to hospital with "serious injuries” after he was attacked at HMP Frankland.
The Soham murderer was assaulted at the prison in Brasside, Durham around 9am on Thursday (February 26) morning.
The Sun reports Huntley was left lying in a pool of blood on his prison wing.
A Durham Police spokesperson said: “Police were alerted to an assault which had taken place within HMP Frankland in Durham this morning.
“A male prisoner suffered serious injuries during the incident and was transported to hospital.
“A police investigation is now underway into the circumstances of the incident and detectives are liaising with staff at the prison.”
A Prison Service spokesperson added: “A prisoner is receiving treatment after an incident at HMP Frankland on Thursday morning.
“It would be inappropriate to comment further while police investigate.”
The air ambulance was called and Huntley taken to hospital by road, the North East Ambulance Service said.
Huntley is serving a minimum of 40 years' imprisonment for the killing of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. The ten-year-olds were murdered in August 2002 in their home town of Soham, Cambridgeshire.
The former caretaker lured the schoolgirls to his home before murdering them and dumping their bodies in a ditch.
Their bodies were not found for more than a week, 12 miles away from Soham.
A Great North Air Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “Our critical care team was activated at 9.39am to reports of an assault in the Brasside area of Durham.
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“We had two paramedics and a doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 9.53am.
“Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient.
“The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.”
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