SOHAM monster Ian Huntley’s mum secretly visited him in hospital and told pals he was “unrecognisable” after being battered in a jail attack.
Mum Lynda Richards, 71, told friends “part of me hopes he passes away this time” after he was left with massive brain injuries following a brutal prison ambush.
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Huntley’s mum Lynda Richards told friends ‘part of me hopes he passes away this time’

Ex-school caretaker Huntley with mum LyndaCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Double murderer Huntley with his ex-girlfriend Maxine Carr and mum LyndaCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Huntley, who killed ten-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, remains in an induced coma after his skull was crushed with a 3ft metal pole at HMP Frankland, Co Durham.
Lynda made the 175-mile car journey from her home to his bedside after surgeons operated on him.
She told friends she “just wants to be free of it” and also told how she knows “flags will fly high” if he dies but she is “still his mother”.
A Prison Service liaison officer escorted Lynda and a pal to him on their secret trip.
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He remains in an induced coma after Thursday’s attack and is the only patient on the ward, which was cleared and shut down ahead of his arrival.
He is being guarded by armed police with senior justice officials also present.
Lynda and her friend were said to be shocked by the extent of his injuries, which include a broken jaw, massive brain injuries and skull fractures.
Huntley is also breathing only with the help of ventilator as he remains on life support at a hospital which we are not naming.
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