Sarah Payne's killer '˜stabbed in prison'

Murderer Roy Whiting, who abducted and killed Sussex schoolgirl Sarah Payne 18 years ago, has been stabbed in prison, it has been reported.
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Eight-year-old Sarah was snatched by convicted paedophile Roy Whiting in West Sussex in 2000.

The Sun newspaper reported today (Saturday) that Whiting had been attacked in his cell at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire by two prisoners with makeshift blades.

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It added that although Whiting was in a critical condition following the attack, he has since returned to Wakefield’s healthcare wing and is said to be in a ‘stable’ condition.

Undated photograph of Roy Whiting who is accused of abducting and killing eight year old Sarah Payne in July last year. Whiting is on trial at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex  Tuesday 20th November, 2001. Whiting denies the charges.See PA story COURTS Sarah. PA Photo: Handout
IMPORTANT NOTE: THERE ARE ONLY FOUR IMAGES APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION BY JUDGE CURTIS AND THEY CANNOT BE USED IN COMPARISON WITH THE E-FIT PICTURE RELEASED BEFORE WHITING'S ARREST. MAYOAK0003202883Undated photograph of Roy Whiting who is accused of abducting and killing eight year old Sarah Payne in July last year. Whiting is on trial at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex  Tuesday 20th November, 2001. Whiting denies the charges.See PA story COURTS Sarah. PA Photo: Handout
IMPORTANT NOTE: THERE ARE ONLY FOUR IMAGES APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION BY JUDGE CURTIS AND THEY CANNOT BE USED IN COMPARISON WITH THE E-FIT PICTURE RELEASED BEFORE WHITING'S ARREST. MAYOAK0003202883
Undated photograph of Roy Whiting who is accused of abducting and killing eight year old Sarah Payne in July last year. Whiting is on trial at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex Tuesday 20th November, 2001. Whiting denies the charges.See PA story COURTS Sarah. PA Photo: Handout IMPORTANT NOTE: THERE ARE ONLY FOUR IMAGES APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION BY JUDGE CURTIS AND THEY CANNOT BE USED IN COMPARISON WITH THE E-FIT PICTURE RELEASED BEFORE WHITING'S ARREST. MAYOAK0003202883

Whiting, now 59, was found guilty in 2001 of Sarah Payne’s abduction and murder and will serve a minimum of 40 years.

It was revealed that Whiting had previously been jailed for four years after kidnaping and indecently assaulting a four-year-old girl in Langley Green in Crawley in 1995.

Following Sarah’s death, her parents campaigned to protect children from paedophiles.

This resulted in Sarah’s Law, which allowed people to find out if convicted sex attackers were living near them.