Malcolm Burwood, another former Houghton Paedophile soldier whose abhorrent sexual crimes scarred his young victim, succumbed to cancer while incarcerated, according to a recent article.
Malcolm Burwood, aged 84, was incarcerated in 2019 for past sexual assault of a minor.
In addition to abusing the “extremely vulnerable” youngster, whose identity is protected for legal reasons, Malcolm Burwood compelled him to engage in sexual acts.
The abuse was revealed in 2015, fifty years later.
Malcolm Burwood, from Houghton, had pled not guilty to denied two charges of indecent assault, one of indecency with a child and another serious sexual offence, but was found guilty by a jury and sent to HMP Holme House, in Stockton.
On April 7, Malcolm Burwood died from prostate cancer at Holme House.
His closest relatives and partner likely knew about the offences.
At Malcolm Burwood’s 2019 trial, the court heard Burwood had threatened his young victim to make sure he “kept quiet” about the abuse he was suffering.
The victim read a moving statement at the sentencing hearing.
He said: “I clearly remember being a very frightened child. This has haunted me, it has blighted my life.”
The victim said he has struggled with relationships throughout his life and has even attempted suicide.
A Prison and Probation Ombudsman report said: “The clinical reviewer concluded that the clinical care Mr Burwood received was of a good standard and equivalent to that which he could have expected to receive in the community.
“The PPO investigator investigated the non-clinical issues relating to Mr Burwood’s care. 8. We did not find any non-clinical issues of concern. We make no recommendations.”
At an inquest into his death, a coroner concluded that Burwood died of natural causes.
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