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Soham Murderer, Ian Huntley, 'Enjoys' Watching Himself On TV

Soham Murderer, Ian Huntley, 'Enjoys' Watching Himself On TV

He watches documentaries in his cell.

Michael Minay

Michael Minay

The murders of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman shocked the nation in 2002 with caretaker Ian Huntley being named as the killer.

Now, it has emerged that the murderer is allowed to watch his own crime back in documentaries and enjoys every minute of it.

He was jailed in 2003 for the Soham murders, whereby he enticed the two girls into his home before killing them in, what police believe was, a fit of rage.

He even appeared on TV a few days after the event, under that time covered by his then girlfriend's alibi (Maxine Carr).

The interview, with Sky News reporter Jeremy Thompson, now makes for chilling viewing.

Credit: Sky News

Huntley is currently serving two life sentences, with a minimum turn of 40 years, at HMP Frankland, where he spoke of his pleasure at watching himself to fellow inmate Peter Sutcliffe - AKA: The Yorkshire Ripper.

The Sun reported that Sutcliffe, 71, told a source: "He watched it [Channel 5's, Soham Revisted: 15 Years On] and he said he enjoyed it. What he did to those kids was mental."

A prison source added: "It's quite disturbing that he would watch a programme about these awful crimes and actually enjoy it."

The programme covers the event and features Huntley's own daughter, Samantha Bryan, who said she didn't know her father's identity until she was 14.

Credit: ITN

During the interview, she thanked her mum for protecting her from the truth and said that Huntley will 'never deserve' to be called her dad.

She said: "If he was expecting to get some sort of message from me he'd be lucky to get one.

"He doesn't even deserve to be known or called my biological father and he will never deserve to be called dad."

Kate Bryan, Samantha's mum, was only 15-years-old when she met Huntley, and claimed that he abused her, both physically and mentally, during their time together.

She left Huntley when he punched her in the stomach when she was three months pregnant.

Holly Wells. Credit: PA

Jessica Chapman. Credit: PA

Now, Soham councillor, Colin Fordham, is outraged that he is allowed to watch documentaries in prison.

"Huntley is a monster," he said. "He should be punished for what he did, not having a nice time watching telly."

The Ministry of Justice, when asked by the Daily Mirror, declined to comment.

HMP Frankland is home to some of the most notorious killers, including: Roy Whiting, Charles Bronson and Levi Bellfield.

In April, the prison was believed to be offering chemical castration to some of its inmates, in a hope that it will reduce re-offending.

Professor Grubin said that the programme was established to help some of the nation's most famous sex offenders. He said of the inmates: "Their level of sexual arousal is so high that they find it difficult to engage in psychological treatment programmes.

"In others, their level of arousal may be the cause of them getting themselves in trouble in the prison."

Featured Image Credit: PA