Ian Huntley, convicted in the 2002 Soham murders, is critically injured in a prison attack at HMP Frankland.

Ian Huntley, the convicted killer of two 10-year-old girls in the 2002 Soham murders, is in critical condition after being seriously injured in a prison attack at HMP Frankland in County Durham on February 26, 2026. He was assaulted with a metal pole, knocked unconscious, and airlifted to a hospital. The Prison Service confirmed the incident but declined further comment as a police investigation is ongoing. Huntley, serving a life sentence with a minimum 40-year term, has been attacked before at the same prison, including a 2010 incident where he was slashed with a homemade weapon. The attack has renewed concerns about safety and violence within the UK’s prison system.