A man charged with murdering Soham child killer Ian Huntley has appeared in court.
Anthony Russell, 43, is charged with murdering 52-year-old Huntley at HMP Frankland, near Durham.
He appeared before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday via videolink.
Wearing a grey sweatshirt while sitting at a table, Russell spoke only to confirm his name and that he understood the proceedings.
He will appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday.
A spokesman for Durham Constabulary previously said that “a man has been charged with murder following an incident at HMP Frankland in Durham”.
The force said “emergency services were called to reports of an assault in the workshop” on the morning of 26 February.
“Ian Huntley, 52, was taken to hospital with serious injuries but died” on 7 March, the spokesperson added.
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Huntley was convicted of the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in 2002.
He killed them after they left a family barbecue to buy sweets, then dumped their bodies in a ditch.
The crime made Huntley one of Britain’s most reviled killers, with the murder shocking the nation and raising questions about how a man with a history of sexual allegations against him had been allowed to work at a school.
He was convicted of the murder of both girls in December 2003 and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment.
