CHILD killer Ian Huntley was taken to hospital for cancer tests in a security operation costing thousands but got the all-clear.
The fiend, 49, was treated after moaning for two years he thought he had the disease.
He told fellow lags he feared it was terminal.
Sources said Huntley — serving a minimum 40 years for killing ten-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambs in 2002 — had even decided he would refuse treatment if diagnosed.
Our source said: “Huntley was really worried before his hospital visit this week.
“He was talking about how karma could have got him — and so were other people who spoke to him.
“He was also complaining about how the prison didn’t seem too concerned about him.
“He said they were taking ages to get him out for tests.
“The whole thing has been going on for about two years now.
“And he was causing merry hell about not being seen by a specialist. When he came back he was really relieved and a bit sheepish.”
Huntley is locked up at HMP Frankland, Co Durham. The Prison Service would not comment.
