Huntley may be sent to mental hospital after tests

DOUBLE murderer Ian Huntley will face psychiatric tests to see if he should be held in a secure mental hospital rather than jail.

Following his conviction for murder yesterday, he will be transported back to Belmarsh high security prison in south east London, where he was held during the trial.

Offenders whose crimes appear to defy logic such as his unexplained killings of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman have their mental state assessed by experts in the prison service.

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