Investigation into 'heartless' Wakefield paedophile's death in prison

William Greenfield was less than a year into a 10-year sentence at HMP Moorland in Durham.

He died on December 6, according to the Prisons & Probation Ombudsman, five days before his 79th birthday.

The Ombudsman’s review into the death is progressing, according to its website.

Greenfield was jailed in April last year, having been guilty of nine counts of indecent assault and two of sexual activity with a child. There were two victims who came forward.

One described him as a “monster”, adding: “The nightmares I have, the depression - I just want it all to go away.

“You have no idea what you have done to me. All I wanted was one day when I just did not want to die.

“Do you know how that feels? No, because you have no heart.

“I hope you rot. After today I never want to hear your name. You are a vile, evil, disgusting human being.”

His second victim told the court she had “carried this for 28 years” and had been ostracised because of Greenfield’s sickening abuse.

The court was told he abused the young girls for decades, touching them sexually and making them touch him.

It only came to light when one of them confronted him when she was an adult.

Greenfield, of Duke of York Avenue, Wakefield, maintained his innocence, despite the jury’s verdicts.

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The judge at the time, the Recorder of Leeds Guy Kearl KC, conceded the sentence was regrettably shorter due to the more-relaxed legislation at the time of his offending in the 1980s and 1990s, to which he must be sentenced under.

He told Greenfield: “You have heard the damage you have caused to the lives of these women. It’s immeasurable.

“It lasted 25 years and involved two different children. You still have no insight into your offending, nor have you any remorse for your actions.”