Terrified child killer Jamie Varley ‘wants to die’ and refuses to eat after ‘Monster Mansion’ move
The prison gates of HMP Wakefield have slammed shut behind one of the most hated men in Britain, and the reality of a lifetime behind bars has already broken him. Jamie Varley, the 37-year-old former teacher who was recently handed a whole-life order for the sadistic abuse, sexual assault, and murder of his 13-month-old adopted son, Preston Davey, is reportedly living in a state of absolute, unyielding terror. Following his highly anticipated transfer to the notorious West Yorkshire high-security facility—popularly dubbed the “Monster Mansion”—insiders reveal that Varley has completely broken down, refusing to eat, sobbing uncontrollably in his cell, and openly weeping that he “wants to die.”
For Varley, who previously spent his time under restricted movement in a green and yellow “escape risk” jumpsuit at Category B Preston Prison, this transfer represents the absolute worst-case scenario. HMP Wakefield is infamous for housing the nation’s most depraved criminals, including serial sex offender Reynhard Sinaga and child killer Roy Whiting. However, what has left Varley completely paralyzed with fear is the prison’s recent history of brutal, vigilante inmate justice. He is reportedly well aware that child killer Kyle Bevan was savagely murdered in his cell here last November, and that disgraced Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was fatally stabbed to death inside the facility in October 2025.
According to prison sources, Varley is acutely aware that he has a massive target on his back due to the heartbreaking and vulnerable nature of his case. “Varley is absolutely terrified,” an insider disclosed. “He is confined to his cell and has barely eaten since he got to Wakefield on Monday. It is the move he dreaded and pretty much the worst outcome for him.” The source added that while prison officers are currently keeping close tabs on him and watching him around the clock, the intense surveillance cannot last forever due to chronic understaffing.
The psychological collapse of the child killer has been absolute. Prison guards have even offered Varley the option of separate exercise periods to protect him from the general population, but the petrified inmate has refused to leave the relative safety of his concrete room. Instead, he has spent his days curled up, rocking back and forth while sobbing that he does not want his life to carry on. Before his transfer, Varley had reportedly whined to associates, “I will end up like Ian Watkins”—a prophecy that he now fears is creeping closer by the minute.
Despite his pathetic state of despair, Varley technically remains classified as an “enhanced” inmate, granting him the highest level of prison privileges, including a £33 weekly canteen allowance and a 24-hour Freeview television package. However, no amount of prison luxuries can distract him from the grim reality that he will never be eligible for parole, as strictly ordered by Mr. Justice Turner, who branded Varley and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley (sentenced to 25 years), as purely “sadistic.”
As the public continues to reel from the horrific details of baby Preston’s torture, the news of Varley’s living hell inside the Monster Mansion has been met with a cold sense of societal justice. He showed absolutely no mercy to a defenseless 13-month-old infant, and now, locked away in a fortress surrounded by the country’s most violent fiends, he is learning firsthand what it feels like to live in total, breathless terror.
