Notorious bodybuilder Akinwale Arobieke found dead aged 64

He was found unresponsive at his home in Liverpool

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.

Three years later, a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) was made against Arobieke which banned him from touching men’s muscles and going to gyms.

The ban was later scrapped after the bodybuilder appealed against it.

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.