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The Sun
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Brutal El Salvador prisons would see sickos like Ian Huntley in actual CAGES – here's how it solves Keir's broken system
SO how angry were you when you learned that the sadistic child killer Ian Huntley is swanning around jail dressed in a football top like that worn by the two little girls he smothered to death? Because I confess I was close to loading up a sock with some snooker balls and making my way down to HMP Frankland to, er, offer him a quick frame. 7 7 What a vile conniving monster the murderer of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman continues to be. But as we no longer subject even our cruellest killers to the death penalty we have to endure their constant presence. And this means giving them everything from basic food and shelter to more generous treats such as PlayStations and female prison officers to roger. Now we must add a free pass to mock the families of those whose lives they wiped out. Well if Nigel Farage becomes PM such soft touch incarceration and belligerent behaviour could be a thing of the past. Reform UK 's no-nonsense leader plans to send beasts like Huntley to the kind of gruesome jails where lags do not even wear T-shirts. His big idea to curb Britain's prison crisis is to strike deals with foreign nations to house the criminals we no longer have room for. And one such destination would be El Salvador, the crime -ridden Central American nation, where his pal, Donald Trump, has already been shipping his undesirables. El Savador's notorious mega prisons hold such a fascination that it is impossible to turn on Channel 5 without finding at least one programme dedicated to their brutality. Conditions are the stuff of nightmares, with murderers, rapists and psychopaths crammed into actual CAGES. Evil Soham murderer Ian Huntley sparks fury with vile taunt to his ten-year-old victims behind bar Illuminated day and night by deliberately harsh artificial lights, inmates — mostly gang members plastered in tattoos — face a constant threat of violence. Even Beelzebub would find the 40,000 capacity Terrorism Confinement Center a little extreme. Known as Cecot, it jams up to 80 lags into each cell for 23.5 hours a day on metal bunk beds with no mattresses. There are no books, cards, TV, or letters from home for the inmates, who are also forbidden from having visitors. Once you're in, you might as well cease to exist. And many literally do. Around 80 prisoners are killed each year. This is proper hard time. Of course Nigel's headline-grabbing ruse is like many of his grand plans — sketched out on the back of a fag packet after a few pints of mild in a seaside town boozer. Another bit of red meat to chuck at an increasingly fed-up electorate who just cannot see any of those cretins in the Labour or Tory parties making any difference. But where Nigel leads, our more established politicians follow. Former human rights lawyer Keir Starmer knows he is guaranteed to be toast in 2029 if he doesn't listen carefully to what Reform is saying. And he should pay particularly close attention to this idea with our nicks now 'dangerously full', according to his own prisons minister, James Timpson. Keir dropped the ball early on how to fix this by letting out a whole host of swaggering scumbags — only for some of them to immediately offend again. The former Chief Prosecutor has sent thousands of people to prison but now simply cannot be trusted to properly deal with criminals. Brits are fed up living in increasingly crime-plagued towns and cities, where stabbings, burglaries — and worse — are a daily occurrence. As a Sun On Sunday poll revealed at the weekend, half of us think Britain has become a 'lawless country'. Sir Keir's bed-wetting North London chums might wince at the 'barbaric' idea of sending our bad apples to some godforsaken foreign hellhole but he can be damn sure most voters won't. After all, this is a country where the majority of people, when polled, agree with bringing back the death penalty. That's never going to happen but shipping the worst animals in our society off to El Salvador is certainly an attractive alternative — and one hell of a deterrent. And if Sir Keir is worried about the ramifications of stealing an idea off someone else, he can relax. Our justice system is now so broken thieves get away scot-free. HOOKED ON PoW DRAMA 7 I ALWAYS feel nervous when a book I love is adapted for film or TV. So it was with some trepidation that I tuned in to watch The Narrow Road To The Deep North on BBC1 on Sunday night. Australian Richard Flanagan's 2013 novel – inspired by his dad's ordeal on the Burma Death Railway in WW2 – is one of the best things I've ever read. It literally took my breath away with its heartbreaking depiction of life as a Japanese POW in the sweltering jungles of Thailand. So I was pleased to learn that the Jacob Elordi -fronted drama does not disappoint, beautifully capturing both the brutality of Japanese officers and the tender love story of its central characters. With all episodes now on iPlayer, it's the only thing I'll be watching this week. CYCLING HELMET 7 I OFTEN cycle to and from work so feel duty-bound to defend my fellow cyclists from the boring complaints of those angry drivers who think we're all just in their bloody way. And then I see something like this at my local Sainburys and all solidarity goes out the (car) window. I mean what kind of selfish bastard does such a thing? GAME, SET AND MATCH TO AI MIA THE impossibly beautiful Mia Zelu certainly captured the world's attention as she posted her Wimbledon antics all over social media. There she was looking all cute in the bleachers and posing with a glass of the ubiquitous Pimms. What a lucky lass, snaring a scarce ticket to this glorious event – so thought her followers, over 40,000 of whom liked her Instagram pictures. Only one problem, it was all a load of cobblers. 'Mia' doesn't exist and is simply an AI 'storyteller'. Game, set and match to the robots! SHOULD DU BEKE GO TOO? 7 BBC loyalists are apparently engaged in a fight to save their hapless director-general Tim Davie as he stumbles from one crisis to another. It's not hard to understand why they want to ensure his survival – they know he will always save THEM. Because that's the thing about Tim's BBC – when the s**t hits the proverbial, it's only the badly behaved stars who get the boot (eventually), never those who enabled them. That said, I'm somewhat confused as to why John Torode was sacked while the ridiculous Anton Du Beke is still on the BBC. In 2009 Anton – real name Tony Beke – famously said his dance partner Laila Rouass – an actress of Indian and Moroccan heritage – looked like a P***, causing her to storm out. Arguably a more serious racist incident than quoting a pop song or joshing with someone who took no offence. Yet he's still mincing about on primetime BBC One while the show's official website breathlessly describes him as 'part of the Strictly furniture'. CHEAT'S CODE 7 POOR old Andy Byron may well be heading to the divorce courts after canoodling his not-so-secret lover at that Coldplay gig. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but I have a simple tactic that he'll be kicking himself for not employing on that fateful night. One that would have made him a hero rather than the world's most ridiculed man. And that is . . . when the camera panned to him and his mistress he should have simply gripped her even tighter, pulled her back and mouthed theatrically 'Stop! Don't jump!'
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Daily Mail
Ian Huntley whines he is 'being picked on' after guards storm his cell and seize football shirt, DVDs and photos of ex-lover Maxine Carr
Soham child killer Ian Huntley has had his No 10 Manchester United-style shirt - an apparent vile taunt about his victims - confiscated by prison guards following a major backlash, insiders have claimed. Guards stormed the killer's cell at HMP Frankland, Durham, where he is serving two life sentences with a minimum of 40 years for murdering 10-year-olds Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells at his home in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002. A photo of the schoolgirls wearing matching Manchester United shirts - tragically taken on the day Huntley lured them into his house - became synonymous with the desperate search which gripped the country. In what appears to be a sick jibe, Huntley is understood to have been 'strutting around' prison wearing a red shirt with a white number 10 - the age of his victims - on the back. Despite prisoners being barred from wearing tops of the football teams they support, Huntley is said to have ordered the top from Sports Direct, making it 'as close to a Man Utd top as he can'. A source told The Sun: 'They turned over Huntley's cell and confiscated the shirt. 'He won't be getting it back and has been warned about his vile behaviour.' It's understood framed pictures of Huntley with his former fiancée Maxine Carr - who was sentenced to 42 months in prison for helping Huntley cover his tracks by providing a false alibi - and other items including DVDs were also seized. Sources said Huntley was 'moaning' that he was being 'picked on and treated unfairly'. The Sun reports that Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood was made aware of Huntley's shirt and was happy to hear it had been seized. It is understood that because Huntley was not wearing an actual football shirt, he had not broken any prison rules by wearing it. The move was criticised by Robert Jenrick who said Huntley should not be 'swanning around' in jail insulting the memory of his victims. The Tory shadow justice secretary said it should be 'ripped off his back' by prison guards. An image of both girls wearing matching Man Utd tops was one of the last haunting images of them before they went missing. They were later discovered by police burned and dumped in a bin. Despite being responsible for the murders, Huntley gave TV interviews and joined in searches while his then-girlfriend Maxine Carr gave him a false alibi. Carr even showed off an end-of-term card the girls had sent her, covered in loving comments and kisses. Huntley, meanwhile, repeatedly spoke of how he was the last person to see the girls before their apparent disappearance. He also helped organised community events to help the search effort. The truth was that Huntley had lured the girls into the home he shared with Carr, as they passed by. He has never fully revealed what took place there, but within an hour both girls were dead. Then he hid their bodies near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, six miles away, and later returned to set fire to them. When he was in court, Huntley lamely claimed that both schoolgirls had died accidentally. He said Holly drowned in his bath and that he inadvertently suffocated Jessica while trying to stifle her screams. But in 2018 he confessed to deliberately killing Jessica to stop her from raising the alarm. He continued to insist that Holly's death was an accident. Huntley was jailed for life in 2005. Carr was jailed for perverting the course of justice and was released in 2004 with a new identity. The Ministry of Justice does not comment on individual prisoners, but replica sportswear has not been permitted in UK prisons for several years.
The Sun
6 days ago
- The Sun
Vile Ian Huntley moans he's ‘being picked on' as prison officers ‘turn over' his cell after sick taunt about his victims
SOHAM child killer Ian Huntley has had his red Manchester United-style shirt seized by jail bosses — after The Sun revealed he was strutting around in it. Officers stormed into his cell and confiscated the top, which has a white No 10 on the back in an apparent sick reference to his schoolgirl victims. 5 5 We told yesterday how lags had complained about the top — similar to ones worn by ten-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman on the day he murdered them in 2002. Guards also seized framed pictures of Huntley with ex Maxine Carr plus other items including DVDs. And source said: 'They turned over Huntley's cell and confiscated the shirt. "He won't be getting it back and has been warned about his vile behaviour. 'The raid was a proper one. They went through all his belongings. 'People had also complained about the Maxine Carr pictures being inappropriate. "It was like he was revelling in what happened. 'Huntley was moaning that he was being picked on and treated unfairly. 'But neither the staff or other inmates had any sympathy and are pleased he can no longer taunt his victims and others by wearing the shirt. "It is about time he was treated a bit more harshly in jail.' Sources said Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood had been made aware of Huntley's shirt — and was happy bosses had now seized it. Cons at Co Durham's HMP Frankland, where Huntley is serving two life sentences with a 40-year minimum term, had complained he was 'strutting about' in the top. Pals Holly and Jessica were wearing matching Man Utd shirts when they were snatched and killed by school caretaker Huntley in a crime that horrified Britain and which Carr helped him to cover up. A snap of Holly and Jessica in Man Utd shirts – taken on the day Huntley lured them into his house – was the last haunting image of them. Huntley, now 51, is believed to have ordered the plain red sports top, with a white number on the back, from Sports Direct. Prisoners are barred from wearing replica shirts of teams as they can cause conflict. But sources said Huntley had made his top as close to a Man Utd one as he could. One told The Sun: 'Prisoners saw him wearing it when he was being taken to the gym. They shouted that he was a sick b***ard. But he just gave them a thumbs-up.' The Prison Service said: 'We cannot comment on individuals.' 5
Metro
6 days ago
- Metro
Child killer Ian Huntley's cruel football shirt taunt inside prison
A murderer has sparked fury after wearing a Manchester United style shirt in prison in a reference to his victims. Ian Huntley is serving a life sentence for the murder of school girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, both 10. The school caretaker was placed behind bars for at least 40 years in 2003 after the girls went missing the previous year. The last picture of Holy and Jessica showed them both wearing David Beckham's famous No 7 shirt which he donned while playing for the Red Devils. A source told the Sun that Huntley had purchased a plain red shirt from Sports Direct which he has fashioned to a 'as close to Man U top as he can'. Inmates are prohibited from wearing football shirts in order to avoid conflict with others. 'Everyone thinks he is doing it to satisfy his own sick mind, rather than for football reasons', the source clarified. They said that Huntley unveiled the top as the weather warmed up this year and now is seen wearing in on the way to healthcare or the gym. Huntley's red shirt had attracted a complaint from a fellow inmate in May, they added. Due to his 'high risk', the former caretaker is allegedly escorted everywhere by prison guards and had been attacked while in prison. But this had simply made the murdered 'brazen' and 'cocky', the source said. While prison officers are reported to have felt uncomfortable about the United-esque shirt, they are powerless to remove it as it doesn't strictly breach the rules. Former cabinet minister Robert Jenrick said: 'This disgusting murderer shouldn't be swanning around jail in a shirt designed to insult the memory of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. 'It should be ripped off his back by prison officers. 'The family of those two poor girls are entitled to know that Huntley isn't getting any special treatment in jail, and that his life is as miserable as it can be made to be.' On August 4, Holly and Jessica were lured by Huntley into his home after they left a barbecue to buy sweets. Their bodies were found, hours after Huntley and his then girlfriend, teaching assistant Maxine Carr were arrested, on August 17 2002. Carr was sentenced to three years in prison for perverting the course of justice after she provided a false alibi to her then-boyfriend, and ended up serving two years. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Vehicle crashes into Los Angeles crowd leaving 5 people fighting for life MORE: Moment boy, 15, shot dead in front of children at family fun day in 'Teletubbies Park' MORE: Man wearing metal neck chain gets sucked into MRI machine in deadly freak accident
Daily Mirror
7 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Soham murderer Ian Huntley sparks fury with sick taunt about child victims
Holly Wells and her best friend, Jessica Chapman vanished as they left a family barbecue to get some sweets but ended up being lured into the home of evil school caretaker Ian Huntley Ian Huntley has sparked fury with his choice of clothing in prison with inmates branding him a "sick b*****d". The disappearance of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August 2002 saw more than 400 police officers descend on the sleepy Cambridgeshire town of Soham. Alongside volunteers, they worked around the clock in a bid to find the two 10-year-old missing bestmates. The pair had vanished as they left a family barbecue to get some sweets from the leisure centre vending machine, but ended up being lured into the home of evil school caretaker Ian Huntley. He and his partner, Maxine Carr, spoke to the press about the schoolchildren and joined in with the desperate search. Only it transpired that Huntley was hiding a disturbing secret, that he was their callous murderer. On August 20, Huntley was charged with two counts of murder and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment, with a minimum of 40 years behind bars. Huntley, who will not be considered for release until 2042 at the earliest. The murderer is at constant risk of attack from other prisoners and has had a string of health problems and suicide attempts behind bars. Now 51, he is serving a life term at HMP Frankland, Durham, where sources say he has been wearing a No10 Manchester United-style shirt — an apparent sick reference to his ten-year-old victims Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. A source said: 'He's been seen strutting about in the shirt as if it's funny. It is vile.' Huntley was called a 'sick b****d' by inmates for wearing the football top — and responded with a thumbs-up, reports The Sun. Inmates there say he has been 'strutting about' in the plain red sports top with No10 on the back, which he is thought to have ordered from Sports Direct. A souce said: "'Everyone thinks he is doing it to satisfy his own sick mind, rather than for football reasons. 'He started wearing it when it became hot enough this year and is often seen in it when he walks to the gym or to healthcare.' The source added: "Officers also do not like it and quite a few have said it's wrong and he should have it taken off him. But staff are powerless to stop him as it's not an actual football shirt and he hasn't broken any rules. However it is just wrong. Huntley is not even a football fan really. The Number 10 is especially offensive and seems a sick reference to the girls.' Tory Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said: "This disgusting murderer shouldn't be swanning around jail in a shirt designed to insult the memory of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. It should be ripped off his back by prison officers. The family of those two poor girls are entitled to know that Huntley isn't getting any special treatment in jail, and that his life is as miserable as it can be made to be."
