FINAL IMAGE
Rolf Harris’ last official sighting reveals paedo TV star in wheelchair after neck cancer left him needing 24-hour care
THE final photo of Rolf Harris shows the paedo TV star in a wheelchair after neck cancer left him needing 24-hour care.
The sicko, 93, wasn't able to walk or eat in his final days as he battled neck cancer at home in Berkshire.
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The disgraced entertainer, who served three years in prison for a string of child sex attacks, died on May 10, according to his death certificate.
His death was registered by his family today.
The former kids’ entertainer died from cancer and old age, the certificate added.
As of October last year, the sick singer and artist was receiving round-the-clock care for neck cancer.
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He could no longer talk due to his condition and had to be fed through a tube.
His death was confirmed today by registrar at Maidenhead Town Hall.
Harris “died peacefully surrounded by family and friends and has now been laid to rest”, his family said in a statement.
He found fame in the 1960s with the release of his hit song Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport.
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And he became a UK TV star and national treasure, often appearing alongside fellow paedo Jimmy Savile.
But his legacy ended in disgrace when he was investigated and ultimately convicted of indecent assault against four girls in 2014.
He was sentenced to five years and nine months imprisonment.
The paedo generally kept out of the public eye since his release in May 2017, having served three years of his sentence.
In the years after Harris shamelessly tried to have his convictions overturned, the twisted man kept a mostly low profile.
Neighbours said last year that was due to his rapidly declining health - claiming they only ever saw him leave the house with his carer.
The last time Harris was photographed was on June 15, 2022, when he wore pyjamas as he was wheeled by his daughter Bindi.
The frail paedo concealed his identity with a blue mask.
In November 2020 he looking sickly as he struggled to move along the pavement with a walking stick.
He shuffled towards the passenger seat of a car using the cane.
Just one month prior he was seen taking his pet poodle out for a walk in a sleeveless jacket and sandals.
'GARGLES WHEN HE TALKS'
It was said Harris' health deteriorated last year after his dog suddenly died.
At the time, private investigator William Merritt said: "He's battling a cancer of the neck, and gargles when he talks."
Merritt said, however, that Harris was "still the entertainer", adding: "As soon as one or two people walk into the room, he turns into a big kid again.
"He's an artistic type, and he'll try to perform on cue, even when he's unwell."
Neighbour Portia Wooderson told last year: “Only carers and nurses – who care for him 24 hours – come and go. I’m told he can’t eat anymore.”
The sex offender shot to fame in the 1950s as a kids entertainer on the BBC - often appearing alongside fellow paedo Jimmy Savile.
But his 60-year career came crashing down when a childhood pal of his only child, Bindi, - known as Victim A - came forward alleging Harris groomed her aged just 13.
Harris was 84 when a jury at Southwark Crown Court unanimously found him guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault involving victims as young as seven or eight, in July 2014.
He was sentenced to five years and nine months.
In May 2017 Harris was released on licence. In the same month he was formally cleared of four unconnected historical sex offences, which he had denied.
Later that year, one of the 12 indecent assault convictions was overturned by the Court of Appeal.
Shameless Harris relentlessly pursued his victims through the courts in bids to overturn his convictions - only one count of sexual assault was overturned.
The paedo - awarded an MBE, OBE and later CBE - was also stripped of all of his honours in 2015.
SICK CRIMES
The didgeridoo player - who coined the catchphrase “Can you tell what it is yet?” as he drew artwork on his shows - was so popular that the BBC commissioned him to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in 2005.
But his fame turned to infamy in 2013 when he was arrested twice in connection with attacks on children dating back to the 1980s.
He was also charged with four counts of producing indecent child images.
In June 2014, Harris was convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault.
The crimes were committed against four girls - one of whom was aged just seven or eight.
His trial heard that one of the victims was a childhood friend of his daughter, and another a young autograph hunter.
A victim impact statement read out in court in 2014 said: "The attacks that happened have made me feel dirty, grubby and disgusting. The whole sordid saga has traumatised me.
"I have panic attacks and suffer from anxiety. The effects of the abuse have been with me for many years. I started drinking at the age of 14 to 15 years old.
"This was to block out the effects of what he was doing to me."
Judge Mr Justice Sweeney said the celebrity had taken advantage of his celebrity status and shown "no remorse".
KEEN ARTIST
He was last seen in 2020 outside his home.
Brazen Harris maintained his original Berkshire estate and was often seen walking his dog nearby.
He was born on March 30, 1930, in Perth, Australia, to Welsh emigrants.
A keen artist from a young age, a self-portrait he painted was exhibited in the Art Gallery of New South Wales when he was just 16.
He was also a championship swimmer as a youngster and won a national competition before coming to England in 1953, aged 22, to study.
The pervert’s death comes after a new documentary revealed more details of his crimes and the disturbing double life he led.
During the police probe as part of Operation Yewtree in 2012, the shamed presenter exhibited bizarre and "arrogant" behaviour.
In a Hiding in Plain Sight ITV documentary, Detective Sergeant Gary Pankhurst revealed how Harris began singing his song Sun Arise while being interviewed under caution.
An unnamed detective, who was working alongside Gary, said: “The whole song all the way through, to Gary and myself.
“It was massively surreal.
“I can remember Gary and I looking at ourselves, kind of like, what do we do now?”
The vile paedo even wrote a disturbing song while behind bars - speaking of his "inner rage" in a chilling letter.
Following his conviction, Harris was stripped of his CBE which he received after painting the late Queen's 80th birthday portrait. He was also stripped of his MBE and OBE.
Disturbing footage has also resurfaced of him joking with Jimmy Savile about keeping a young girl "safe".
Sickening scenes from Savile’s BBC show Jim’ll Fix It also sees Harris snarl: "She is anxious to run away."
The child abusers appeared on screen together in the 1976 episode alongside a little girl who wanted to paint with Harris.
There is no suggestion the girl in the clip was abused by either Savile or Harris.
In 2019, Rolf Harris was seen breaking cover - walking on to the grounds of a primary school in 2019.
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He was told to leave by the head teacher of the school in Maidenhead, Berks. But not before he was able to wave at the assembled schoolchildren.
A witness, who took pictures of Harris stalking the grounds, said: “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing."
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