- Max Clifford collapsed twice in his cell before suffering cardiac arrest in hospital
- The Ministry of Justice today announced that Clifford has died, aged 74
- Clifford was serving an eight-year sentence at Littlehey Prison for sex attacks carried out between 1977 and 1985 on four girls aged between 15 and 19
Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital, aged 74, after collapsing in prison
Clifford was serving an eight-year sentence at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire for sex attacks carried out between 1977 and 1985 on four girls aged between 15 and 19.
He had been seriously ill since suffering a heart attack in August. He collapsed in his prison cell on Thursday and suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday.
The Ministry of Justice today announced that Clifford has died.
Clifford is serving an eight-year sentence at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire for sex attacks carried out between 1977 and 1985 on four girls aged between 15 and 19
Clifford was was jailed for eight years for sex attacks on four girls aged 15 to 19 and is currently serving his time at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire
As well as problems with his health, the ex-PR mogul had been battling financial woes after being forced to declare himself bankrupt earlier this year.
He owed about £4.5million to unsecured creditors and £3million to secured creditors.
Last year he was also ordered to pay £80,000 to one of his victims and £15,000 to another.
At his peak, Clifford was raking in £2.5 million a year – buying two large homes in Surrey, one of which was valued at £3.5 million.
He was due to appeal against all his convictions early in 2018 on the basis of fresh evidence.
More to follow.
During his trial at Southwark Crown Court, the kiss-and-tell publicist was described as a ‘repulsive paedophile’ and a ‘bully’, who sexually abused seven girls as young as 12