Disgraced former entertainer Rolf Harris, who was jailed for a series of indecent assaults on girls, has died aged 93.
Harris was found guilty of a string of indecent assaults between 1968 and 1986 following a trial in 2014 – and was jailed for five years and nine months.
He was released from prison in 2017 – but never apologised to his victims.
Before his crimes came to light, Harris had been a fixture of family entertainment in Britain and Australia.
According to his death certificate, which was registered on Tuesday, he died of neck cancer and “frailty of old age” at his home in Bray, Berkshire, on 10 May.
A statement released by his family said: “This is to confirm that Rolf Harris recently died peacefully surrounded by family and friends and has now been laid to rest.
“They ask that you respect their privacy. No further comment will be made.”
Following a trial at Southwark Crown Court, Harris was initially found guilty of 12 attacks on four girls, mainly in the 1970s and 1980s.
One conviction, relating to an allegation he indecently assaulted an eight-year-old girl, was later overturned. But Court of Appeal judges dismissed his application to challenge the other 11 convictions.
The victims included two girls in their early teens and a friend of his daughter.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60393842