Ian Huntley’s life support machine has been switched off with the Soham murderer just hours from death.
The 52-year-old suffered severe brain trauma in the attack at HMP Frankland, Durham, on February 26.
The former school caretaker, who murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, has been kept on life support in hospital after being hit repeatedly over the head by an inmate armed with a metal bar.
Sources told The Sun Huntley’s life support was switched off at lunchtime after brain tests showed he was in a vegetative state.
Huntley’s mother, 71-year-old Lynda Richards has been the only member of his family to visit him in hospital.
Sources in the hospital said the murderer was able to “shallow breathe” without life support. However, he is not expected to survive for much longer.
One person close to the case told The Sun last night: “This is it, this is the end of Huntley. He is effectively dead and, at the best, is drawing his last breaths.
“No one who has dealt with him is shedding a tear. Even his mother has accepted that this is for the best, having seen him and knowing what a state he is in.”
Ian Huntley’s life support machine has been turned off
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