Overview

• Huntley exploited a loophole by buying a plain red sports top from Sports Direct that closely resembled a banned Manchester United replica shirt with a white number 10 on the back
• Fellow inmates and some officers branded the garment a “sick” mockery of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, who were wearing United shirts when they were murdered in 2002
• Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick publicly demanded that the shirt be removed to uphold the dignity of the victims’ families
• On July 20, prison staff raided Huntley’s cell at HMP Frankland and seized the shirt along with photos and other items, though no formal rules were found to have been broken
• The incident has renewed calls for the Prison Service to tighten regulations on non-official sportswear to prevent similar abuses of the dress code