Barry Bennell, a notorious football coach convicted of sexually abusing boys at top clubs, has passed away at the age of 69 while serving his sentence in prison. The Sun reported that Bennell, who was battling cancer, died on Saturday morning at HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire.
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In 2018, Bennell was found guilty of abusing 12 boys, whose ages ranged from eight to 15, during the period spanning from 1979 to 1991. His heinous acts shocked the nation, leading to a landmark conviction. Then, in 2020, he was sentenced to an additional four years in prison for the abuse of two more young boys.