Paedophile TV star Rolf Harris, 93, dies after tell-all documentary airs

Rolf Harris has died at the age of 93, with his death being confirmed by a registrar at Maidenhead Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon.

The news was announced after carers were seen coming and going from his mansion in Bray, Berks today and yesterday.

News of his death comes after reports last year claimed the former comedian was “gravely sick” with neck cancer and receiving around-the-clock care.

At the time, it was said the ex-entertainer was unable to eat anymore and only saw medical professionals at home in the UK.

“Only carers and nurses, who care for him 24 hours, come and go,” his Berkshire neighbour Portia Wooderson told News Corp Australia. “I’m told he can’t eat anymore.”

Meanwhile, William Merritt, a private investigator who wrote a book about Rolf’s trials told the Mirror: “As far as his health goes, yes, he is very ill. But, Rolf keeps going. He’s still around but he’s not well at all.“

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After Rolf was released from prison in 2019, reports indicated that his health had declined quite dramatically.

His death comes just after a documentary, Rolf Harris: Hiding In Plain Sight, aired on ITVX.

The two-parter, which debuted on May 18, features interviews with his victims more than a decade after the TV host’s arrest and trial in 2014.

Rolf was found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault, one was overturned in 2017, and sentenced to five years in prison.

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The disgraced star, whose victims included two girls in their early teens and his daughter’s friend, was released after three years in prison under licence.

The former celebrity has not spoken in public since his release from prison.

After being found guilty of crimes spanning nearly two decades – 1968 to 1986 – at London’s Southwark Crown Court, he was also stripped of his CBE.

Before reports of his cancer struggle, Rolf also faced another health battle in 2016 when he was rushed to hospital with suspected sepsis while serving his sentence at Stafford jail.

Rolf first shot to fame as a teenager when he competed as a champion swimmer.

His television career began in the 1950s, when he began releasing songs such as Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport, Jake the Peg and Two Little Boys.

The former musician is also credited with the invention of the wobble board, and was known for playing rarely-used instruments in popular music, such as the didgeridoo and the stylophone.

In the ‘60s and ‘70s, he went on to become a prevalent TV presenter in the UK, hosting shows like Animal Hospital and Rolf’s Cartoon Club.

Before the truth about the star’s history of indecent assault was revealed, he even presented a short educational film in 1985 called Kids Can Say No!, which warned children between the ages of five and eight how to protect themselves against sexual abuse.

Rolf Harris: Hiding In Plain Sight is available on ITVX.

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