Ian Huntley plays Wii in Prison to stop harming himself.

by Reece Heywood at Sep 9, 2008 6:20pm

ThePeople.co.uk reports that guards at H.M. Frankland Prison have been ordered to play Wii games with an inmate who killed two little girls in a highly-publicized 2003 case.

According to the report, administrators, who apparently hope to prevent Ian Huntley (left) from committing suicide, have also instructed guards to call Huntley by his first name and “treat him like family.” Huntley has made three unsuccessful attempts to take his own life. From the report:

…taxpayers have picked up the bill to put a £179 Nintendo Wii console in Huntley’s cell in Co Durham.

And warders will join him in games which require players to replicate real-life actions in sports like tennis, golf and fishing. A jail source said: “Huntley has been asking for a Wii for months.

“When he moved to Frankland in February he was given a Nintendo Game Cube - but after only a few weeks he began complaing it was out of date.

“Management are desperate to stop him going though with threats he’s made to kill himself and by giving him a Wii they believe they can take his mind away from harming himself in any way.”

I can’t even express my feelings on this situation, next thing he will be requesting an Xbox 360 to use the online functionality to talk with children along with a vision camera. Let the monster take he’s life, he surely wouldn’t be missed.