‘Depraved’ former BBC Radio 1 DJ dies in prison while serving sentence for abusing boys as young as eight

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former BBC Radio 1 presenter and convicted pedophile Chris Denning, 81, died in prison of diabetes, according to a new prison watchdog report. open image in gallery Denning was prosecuted for multiple sex offences across Europe as well as the UK Denning had been suffering from Parkinson’s Diseas, diabetes, a heart abnormality, glaucoma, high blood pressure and bed sores. open image in gallery Denning was one of the founding DJs on BBC Radio 1 and was the first voice ever to speak on BBC2 before being exposed for being a sex offender In 2001, the Czech government sought to question Denning in relation to sex crimes against minors at a disco for teenagers. A clinical reviewer for the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found that, “when clinical readings first showed that Mr Denning needed emergency care, he was not transferred to hospital for treatment”.