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Akinwale ‘Purple Aki’ Arobieke Found Dead at 64 in Liverpool Flat

Police say the death is not suspicious, with a file now before the coroner.

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Overview

  • Merseyside Police were called at about 8:30pm on Tuesday, August 26, to a Devonshire Road address near Princes Park where Arobieke was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The force said the death is not being treated as suspicious, and the coroner for Liverpool and Wirral has received a file.
  • Arobieke, a well-known Merseyside bodybuilder, had a high-profile history that included a 2003 conviction for harassing 15 men.
  • While in prison he was made subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order that barred him from touching men’s muscles, a restriction lifted on appeal in 2016.
  • In 2022 he received a substantial payout after suing Greater Manchester Police for malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office.