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Paedophile Richard Huckle stabbed to death at Full Sutton Prison | Paedophile Richard Huckle stabbed to death at Full Sutton Prison |
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A British man jailed for numerous sex crimes against Malaysian children has been found stabbed to death in prison. | A British man jailed for numerous sex crimes against Malaysian children has been found stabbed to death in prison. |
Richard Huckle, 33, from Ashford, Kent, abused as many as 200 children. | |
In 2016, he was given 22 life sentences after admitting 71 charges of sex abuse of children aged between six months and 12 years, between 2006 and 2014. | In 2016, he was given 22 life sentences after admitting 71 charges of sex abuse of children aged between six months and 12 years, between 2006 and 2014. |
It is understood he was attacked on Sunday in his cell at Full Sutton Prison, near York, with what was described as a makeshift knife. | It is understood he was attacked on Sunday in his cell at Full Sutton Prison, near York, with what was described as a makeshift knife. |
Huckle's trial at the Old Bailey in 2016 heard that investigators who checked his computer found more than 20,000 indecent pictures and videos of his assaults. | Huckle's trial at the Old Bailey in 2016 heard that investigators who checked his computer found more than 20,000 indecent pictures and videos of his assaults. |
These were shared with paedophiles worldwide through a hidden website on the so-called dark web. | These were shared with paedophiles worldwide through a hidden website on the so-called dark web. |
Huckle, who worked as a freelance photographer, tried to make a business out of his abuse by crowd-funding the release of the images. He was compiling a paedophile's manual at the time of his arrest in 2014. | Huckle, who worked as a freelance photographer, tried to make a business out of his abuse by crowd-funding the release of the images. He was compiling a paedophile's manual at the time of his arrest in 2014. |
At the end of his trial, Judge Peter Rook said Huckle's sentence reflected the "public abhorrence" over his "campaign of rape". | At the end of his trial, Judge Peter Rook said Huckle's sentence reflected the "public abhorrence" over his "campaign of rape". |
He said: "It is very rare indeed that a judge has to sentence sexual offending by one person on such a scale as this." | He said: "It is very rare indeed that a judge has to sentence sexual offending by one person on such a scale as this." |
Huckle was arrested at Gatwick Airport by National Crime Agency officials in December 2014, following a tip-off by Australian authorities. | Huckle was arrested at Gatwick Airport by National Crime Agency officials in December 2014, following a tip-off by Australian authorities. |
He presented himself as a practising Christian and first visited Malaysia on a teaching gap year when he was 18 or 19. | |
He went on to groom children while doing voluntary work. | |
In online posts, Huckle had bragged: "Impoverished kids are definitely much easier to seduce than middle-class Western kids." | |
Commenting on one of his victims, he boasted: "I'd hit the jackpot, a 3yo girl as loyal to me as my dog and nobody seemed to care." | |
Huckle's encrypted paedophile manual was found on his laptop ready for publication on the dark web. | Huckle's encrypted paedophile manual was found on his laptop ready for publication on the dark web. |
Last year, BBC Three produced a documentary about Huckle, which explored his proximity to children in Cambodia, India and the UK. | |
In it, retired police officer Jim Gamble, who used to lead child abuse investigations in Britain, called for a more extensive investigation into potential abuses in the UK. | |
A Prison Service spokesman confirmed Huckle had died but would not comment further while a police investigation into his death was ongoing. | A Prison Service spokesman confirmed Huckle had died but would not comment further while a police investigation into his death was ongoing. |