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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Actor John Alford Found Dead While Serving Eight-Year Sentence for Sexually Assaulting Teen Girls

Former UK actor John Alford has died in prison while serving time for sexually assaulting teenage girls. (Credit: ETimes YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT)

John Alford, once a beloved UK television star, has died in prison at the age of 54, leaving a trail of questions and shock in his wake. The former child actor, known for Grange Hill and later London's Burning, was serving an eight-and-a-half-year sentence for sexually assaulting two teenage girls when he was found dead at HMP Bure in Norfolk, England.

Authorities have confirmed his passing, but details surrounding the cause of death remain under investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

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