A former London's Burning and Grange Hill actor who died in prison two months after he was sentenced for sexually assaulting two teenagers died of ischaemic heart disease, an inquest has heard. John Alford, whose real name was John Shannon, died at HMP Bure near Badersfield in Norfolk on 13 March while serving an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence. The 54-year-old's inquest opened at Norfolk Coroner's Court on Tuesday, with his provisional cause of death given as ischaemic heart disease (IHD), also commonly known as coronary heart disease. A full inquest into his death is due to take place on 15 February 2027. Alford, of Holloway in north London, stood trial at St Albans Crown Court in September last year for sexual assaults on two girls, aged 14 and 15, in Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire in April 2022. He was jailed on 14 January after he was found guilty of four counts of sexual activity with the younger girl, and of sexual assault and assault by penetration on the older teenager. A Prison Service spokesperson previously told the BBC: "John Shannon died in prison on 13 March 2026. As with all deaths in custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate." Alford joined po
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A former London's Burning and Grange Hill actor who died in prison two months after he was sentenced for sexually assaulting two teenagers died of ischaemic heart disease, an inquest has heard. John Alford, whose real name was John…
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A former London's Burning and Grange Hill actor who died in prison two months after he was sentenced for sexually assaulting two teenagers died of ischaemic heart disease, an inquest has heard. John Alford, whose real…
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A former London's Burning and Grange Hill actor who died in prison two months after he was sentenced for sexually assaulting two teenagers died of ischaemic heart disease, an inquest has heard. John Alford, whose real name was John…
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