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27th August 2025
04:04pm BST
A Liverpool bodybuilder who gained a notorious reputation for touching men's muscles without their consent has been found dead by police.
Akinwale Arobieke, who was widely known as 'Purple Aki', was found dead at his home near Princess Park in Liverpool at 8.30pm yesterday.
A police report on the incident reads: "At around 8.30pm, officers were made aware of a man in his 60s being found unresponsive at an address in Devonshire Road, Princes Park. He was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.
“The man's death is not suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
Arobieke rose to fame in the months leading up to his 2003 conviction for harassing 15 men.
He was jailed for six years.
At that time, Arobieke grew to be known as a "modern day bogeyman", however he has always claimed his innocence, even in 2014 accusing police of perusing a "witch hunt" against him.
Three of Arobieke's complaints against officers were upheld.
