THE daughter of Soham fiend Ian Huntley, Samantha Bryan, was told by her mum his life support had been turned off.
She said after : “I felt relieved. I didn’t cry. I smiled. I was over the moon to be honest.
The daughter of Soham fiend Ian Huntley says she felt relieved his life support was turned offCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Samantha Bryan said she had some mixed feelings as she wanted him to continue sufferingCredit: Louis Wood
“I’m just glad he’s gone. It wasn’t as much of a shock as when I heard last week he’d been terribly injured as I thought he’d died then.
“So I was kind of expecting this call.
“But at the same time it is a shock to be told your biological father is dead.
“He’s nothing to me apart from biology.”
However she admitted that she still wanted him to suffer.
, from Cleethorpes, Lincs, said: “You’d normally never wish death on anyone but when it comes to people like him how could you not?
“I wanted him gone. Mostly for selfish reasons, but another part of me wanted him to stay alive so he would suffer.”
Tears rolled down her face and her voice broke as she thought of the families of , in Soham, Cambs, in 2002.
She said: “Over the years I’ve cried many times over the thought of Holly and Jessica and what their family have gone through.
“I don’t ever want Holly and Jessica to ever be forgotten.”
, also from Cleethorpes, added: “As a mother my thoughts are also with the family of Holly and Jessica.
“Very much so. We should save our tears for them.”
Holly Wells was one of the two young girls murdered by Ian Huntley in 2002Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Jessica Chapman was also killed by school caretaker Huntley in Soham, CambsCredit: MMP
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