‘Sobbing’ Preston Davey killer’s hellish first night in cell as lags ‘lie in wait’

Preston Davey’s killer Jamie Varley spent the first night of his whole life term at ‘Monster Mansion’ “sobbing and quaking” in his cell as screaming lags warned they would make him pay, insiders claim.

Fuming inmates are said to have given the sicko a “traditional prisoners welcome”, banging on the bars and shouting warnings that he is on borrowed time for the vile abuse he inflicted on little Preston.

The horror threats followed Varley as he entered HMP Wakefield, known as Monster Mansion, where he was taken immediately following his sentencing at Preston Crown Court last week.

Varley was handed a whole life order for the horrific abuse of adopted 13-month-old baby Preston. After an eight-week trial the 37-year-old was found guilty of murder, sexual assault, and a raft of other horrendous child sex offences.

And the reality of his new life seemed to “hit” him as he spent his first night sobbing in his cell, say insiders.

“It was quite the hit home for how the rest of his life will be,” a source revealed exclusively to the Daily Star.

“Varley was in for a rude awakening if he thought he would be getting an easy ride. He is arguably one of Britain’s most hated men right now, and that stands in the prison too.

“There’s a bounty on his head, everyone wants to be the one to hurt him first, and he was made very aware of that as he entered the prison.

“The other prisoners knew he was coming and they waited for him. They want him scared and they want to make his time inside as awful as they can – and now he knows he has a lot of time inside to serve. He is never getting out, there is no way out of this hell for him.”

Varley is believed to currently be in segregation. This means he will spend the majority of his time in his cell alone, without company, with guards on the clock watching him to keep him safe.

“In time he will be allowed to move about a bit more, but any time he does leave his cell it is likely he will be flanked by guards, they have a duty of care to him,” the insider continued.

“He was welcomed last night by loud banging and shouting as fellow prisoners who anticipated his arrival when they learnt of a prison van arriving to drop off newbies.

“He was whispering to himself and spent the whole night just sobbing in his cell. He must be thinking that an attack is inevitable, it is just a case of when.”

Mental health experts are also expected to be called in to the Category A lock up in West Yorkshire, to access his mental state as he is on 24 hour suicide watch.

“High profile prisoners are often placed on this as a matter of protocol,” the source continued. “But in this case it is probably called for and a real possibility. What has he got to live for?”

Wakefield is one of Britain’s most notorious lock ups, known for housing the country’s most evil prisoners.

It is home to between 630 and 750 high-risk offenders, the vast majority serving long-term or indeterminate life sentences, with notable inmates over the years including Harold Shipman, Levi Bellfield, Ian Huntley, and Charles Bronson over the years.

“Things will not be getting any better for him any time soon,” the insider continued. “In fact every day he survives, the bounty will increase for taking him out.

“Guards certainly have a job on their hands keeping him safe.”

The current location of Varley’s partner John McGowan-Fazakerley is unknown, but insiders claim he is likely to be either at HMP Manchester (Strangeways) or HMP Full Sutton.