Overview
- The Ministry of Justice disclosed Saturday it spent £1,915 to cremate Ian Huntley, including a £265 jute coffin and a £585 direct unattended cremation fee.
- The itemised bill also listed £625 for professional services, £275 to transfer his body from hospital, £100 for staff attendance, and £65 for a cremation casket.
- Reports say there was no funeral service and no attendees, with multiple outlets adding that relatives declined an MoJ‑offered service capped at £3,000.
- Huntley died in hospital after an alleged prison assault in HMP Frankland, and an inquest heard he suffered a fatal head injury; fellow inmate Anthony Russell has been charged with murder.
- A petition opposing public funds for Huntley’s send‑off gathered about 64,000 signatures, highlighting sensitivity over a long‑standing policy that pays funeral directors directly and excludes wakes, headstones, and burial plots.