Convicted Child Abuser David Almond Dies in Prison at 80

David Almond, a convicted sex offender from Greasby in Wirral, died of brain cancer on September 14, 2024, at the age of 80 while serving a prison sentence at HMP Liverpool, according to a report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

Almond had been sentenced to 12 years in prison on February 21, 2020, following his conviction for a series of sexual offenses against four children, all under the age of 14, committed during the 1980s and 1990s. The offenses involved three girls and one boy. He was arrested in 2017 and charged with eight counts of indecent assault and four counts of indecency with a child. Although he denied the allegations, a trial resulted in guilty verdicts on all counts. In addition to the prison term, Almond was placed on the sex offenders register for life.

The court proceedings revealed the profound and lasting harm inflicted by Almond's actions. One female victim provided a personal statement that was read aloud during the sentencing, detailing the enduring psychological toll of the abuse. "I feel that my abuser stole and forever changed my childhood spirit," she said. "I have hit rock bottom so many times, I have visited hell and purgatory for no fault...