‘Petrified’ Preston Davey killer ‘changes name’ in determined bid to cover actual identification in jail
Child killer Jamie Varley, a former teacher jailed for life for abusing and murdering 13-month-old Preston Davey, has reportedly changed his name after threats in prison
Jamie Varley(Image: Lancashire Police/PA Wire)
Baby killer Jamie Varley is trying to save his skin in prison – by changing his name. The sick ex-teacher – jailed for life for the vile abuse and murder of 13-month-old Preston Davey – is hiding behind a new identity.
He is said to have assumed the made-up name Harry Robb just days after being banged up in HMP Wakefield, dubbed Monster Mansion due to some of the notorious inmates it houses.
Reports suggest Varley, 37, has formally applied to change his name by deed poll in a process that costs £53.05. And he has even added the middle name Jae, it is claimed.
A prison source said: “He has changed his name to Harry Jae Robb in the hope of giving himself anonymity. He’s absolutely petrified.”
The insider told the Daily Mail: “There have already been threats against him and he thinks that by changing his name, people are less likely to recognise him and know who he is.
“He knows he has a huge target on his back and he thinks his new name will make him safer and will help him escape vigilante attacks.”
Varley is said to be scared he will end up like Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins, who was fatally stabbed in the neck at the jail last October. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Justice denied rumours the paedo was stabbed in jail.
Varley, given a rare whole-life order last month after being found guilty of sexually abusing and murdering Preston, now seems to be doing everything in his power to hide in the shadows.
His ex-partner, Christopher McGowan-Fazakerley, received a 25-year sentence for allowing the death of a child, child cruelty, and sexual assault.
The pair had previously tried to reinvent themselves after moving into a five-bedroom, £450,000 detached home just three weeks after Preston’s murder.
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