BBC broadcaster Simon Warr has revealed he is suffering a “very serious health condition” and receiving care in a hospice in an emotional statement on social media.
Taking to Twitter, Simon wrote: “Dear friends/followers, I’m unlikely to be on Twitter again.
“As some know already, I have a very serious health condition and am now receiving care in a hospice.
“I have asked a close friend to let you know the outcome, but I’d like to thank you all for your friendship and support.”
The BBC regular continued: “I like to think that my legacy will be a greater awareness of the human costs of false sexual allegations and wrongful convictions.
“It is a comfort to know that my book ‘Presumed Guilty’ has been useful for so many who have faced this ordeal and for their families.
(Image: Channel 4)
“There is still much work to do, but I’ll not be able to be part of it.
“I have greatly enjoyed tweeting and campaigning, as well as meeting some of you.
“Goodbye to you all, dear friends. Yours, Simon.”
No more information about Simon’s condition is known.
In 2003, Simon took part in Channel 4 education documentary That’ll Teach ‘Em where he was the head teacher.
He was also a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show and BBC Radio Suffolk.
Simon Warr is currently being looked after in a hospice (Image: Twitter)
Simon was at the centre of a media storm after being accused – and later cleared – of alleged sex offences at boarding schools in the 1980s and 90s.
In 2014 he was acquitted by a jury at Ipswich Crown Court after just 40 minutes deliberation.
Speaking shortly after the trail was over, Mr Warr said: “My reputation is intact.
“I feel totally relieved, it’s a great feeling.”
He went on to use the traumatic experience to try and help others and in 2017 released the book Presumed Guilty: A Teacher’s Solitary Battle to Clear His Name.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
