London‘s Burning star John Alford has been found dead in prison weeks after being sent to jail for sexually abusing two young girls.
Alford, whose real name was John Shannon, was found unresponsive on his bed when staff opened his cell door on Friday, it has been reported.
A Prison Service spokesman told the Daily Mail: ‘John Shannon died in prison on 13 March 2026.
‘As with all deaths in custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.’
The former Grange
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