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Britain's worst paedophile 'stabbed to death with a makeshift blade'

Richard Huckle has been stabbed to death in his cell with a makeshift \'shiv\' knifeBritain\'s most depraved paedophile Richard Huckle has been stabbed to death in his cell with a makeshift \'shiv\' knife, it was revealed today. Huckle, 33, was ordered to serve at least 25 years behind bars for 191 sexual offences against children as young as six months after a trial at the Old Bailey in 2016.Yesterday his bloodied-body was found \'slumped\' in his top floor cell at HMP Full Sutton, a Category A jail near York housing many of Britain\'s most notorious and violent prisoners.A fellow inmate has been put in isolation as Humberside Police prepares to launch a murder investigation.  A friend of one of his victims had screamed: \'A thousand deaths is too good for you\' as he was taken down from the Old Bailey dock three years ago.Masquerading as a devout Christian, Huckle spent years targeting care homes and orphanages while teaching English and photography in Malaysia and Cambodia. He

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