Wayne Couzens is serving time for the murder of Sarah Everard in the same prison where Ian Huntley was found in a pool of blood after being struck several times
Wayne Couzens is said to be “petrified” that he could be attacked while in prison after the brutal beating of Ian Huntley last week.
Ex-cop Couzens, 53, was convicted of the murdered of Sarah Everard in 2021. He said to be “really scared” as he serves his sentence in his cell at HMP Frankland, County Durham, the same prison at which Huntly was attacked, The Mirror reports.
Huntley, 52, was rushed to hospital last Thursday after prison staff found him in a pool of blood. Huntley is serving a life sentence after he was convicted of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August 2002. He will not be eligible for parole until at least 2042.
Huntley was given just a 5% chance of survival after he was struck multiple times and left with severe head injuries, reports claimed.
The Sun reported that Huntley has been declared blind after being struck in the eyes. He is not expected to regain consciousness, it is claimed.
Other high-profile prisoners are worried they could be next after the attack on Huntley.
A source told The Sun, referring to Couzens: “He’s petrified. He’s told people he fears he’ll be next and is the No1 target now after the Huntley attack.”
“This week marks the fifth anniversary of Sarah’s murder and has put him even more in the spotlight.”
“He’s obviously ex-police, which puts him in greater danger, and his crime is so notorious.”
Couzens, at the time of Sarah’s death, was a serving Metropolitan Police officer.
She was abducted, raped and murdered as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London on March 3, 2021.
It has been reported that Couzens used his status to trick her into thinking he could arrest her for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules.