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Jailed peado Rolf Harris dashes to hospital with suspected blood poisoning

The disgraced former children's entertainer was convicted of sexually assaulting four young girls in 2014

JAILED paedo Rolf Harris is being treated in hospital for suspected blood poisoning, The Sun can reveal.

The disgraced children’s entertainer, 86, was rushed from his cell at Stafford prison on Sunday to a nearby NHS ward.

The former children's entertainer was rushed to hospital with suspected blood poisoning, The Sun can reveal
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The former children's entertainer was rushed to hospital with suspected blood poisoning, The Sun can revealCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures

Last night he was still under supervision by medics but is expected to be discharged soon.

A source told The Sun: “Harris was treated like any other prisoner in the circumstances.

“He was escorted from Stafford by prison officers and has been monitored at all times.

Harris was convicted of sexually assaulting four young girls in 2014 and sentenced to
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Harris was convicted of sexually assaulting four young girls in 2014 and sentenced to five years and nine monthsCredit: PA:Press Association

“He is likely to return to jail shortly.”

Sepsis is normally sparked by an infection or an injury and can be life threatening if left untreated.

The NHS website says it causes the body’s immune system to go into overdrive, preventing blood supply to vital organs like the brain, heart and kidneys.

Without antibiotics it can be fatal - especially in older patients.

The Sun previously revealed the disgraced entertainer had been struggling with his health in prison
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The Sun previously revealed the disgraced entertainer had been struggling with his health in prisonCredit: Getty Images
He was also
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He was also secretly taken to hospital twice earlier this year as medics struggled to control his diabetes and chest painsCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Aussie Harris is serving five years and nine months after being sentenced in 2014 for sexually assaulting four young girls.

He is facing a new trial in January over charges of indecently assaulting seven more women and girls, which he denies.

He is now facing a new trial for indecently assaulting seven more women and girls, but denies the charges
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He is now facing a new trial for indecently assaulting seven more women and girls, but denies the chargesCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
He was stripped of his CBE last year following his conviction
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He was stripped of his CBE last year following his convictionCredit: PA:Press Association

Earlier this year we told how Harris had been secretly taken to hospital twice as medics battle to control his diabetes and chest pains.

His last hospital trip came in February.

Harris is the biggest name to be convicted under the Met’s troubled Operation Yewtree.

It was sparked by the Jimmy Savile sex scandal.

Harris was stripped of his CBE last year.

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