Bennell was serving sentences for more than 50 offences against 22 boys that took place in 1980s and 1990s
The serial paedophile Barry Bennell, who abused boys as a football coach, has died in prison aged 69, the Ministry of Justice said.
Bennell died of cancer at the age of 69 on Saturday morning while serving combined prison sentences at HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire for more than 50 offences against 22 boys while coaching them in the 1980s and 1990s.
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