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| Jailed sex abuse headmaster Derek Slade dies | Jailed sex abuse headmaster Derek Slade dies |
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| A former boarding school headmaster serving a 21-year jail sentence for sexually abusing boys has died. | A former boarding school headmaster serving a 21-year jail sentence for sexually abusing boys has died. |
| Derek Slade was jailed in 2010 for a string of offences against 12 boys aged between eight and 13. | Derek Slade was jailed in 2010 for a string of offences against 12 boys aged between eight and 13. |
| Oxford-educated Slade, who had no teaching qualifications, committed the attacks at private schools in Norfolk and Suffolk, between 1978 and 1983. | Oxford-educated Slade, who had no teaching qualifications, committed the attacks at private schools in Norfolk and Suffolk, between 1978 and 1983. |
| A Roger Cook documentary for the BBC revealed claims that Slade, 66, had also abused children in India. | A Roger Cook documentary for the BBC revealed claims that Slade, 66, had also abused children in India. |
| 'Culture of fear' | 'Culture of fear' |
| In September 2010, Ipswich Crown Court found Slade guilty of abusing boys at private schools in Wicklewood, Norfolk, and Great Finborough in Suffolk. | In September 2010, Ipswich Crown Court found Slade guilty of abusing boys at private schools in Wicklewood, Norfolk, and Great Finborough in Suffolk. |
| Read this and more stories from Suffolk | Read this and more stories from Suffolk |
| In May that year, the paedophile admitted 16 charges of making indecent images of children and possession of almost 4,500 indecent images of children. | In May that year, the paedophile admitted 16 charges of making indecent images of children and possession of almost 4,500 indecent images of children. |
| Slade also admitted 20 offences of indecent assault and assault and was given a 21-year sentence. | Slade also admitted 20 offences of indecent assault and assault and was given a 21-year sentence. |
| After the case, one of his victims said: "Derek Slade created a culture of fear and suffering where casual violence and institutionalised brutality was enforced, tolerated and later accepted by everyone, pupils and staff alike. | After the case, one of his victims said: "Derek Slade created a culture of fear and suffering where casual violence and institutionalised brutality was enforced, tolerated and later accepted by everyone, pupils and staff alike. |
| "He stole our childhoods. What should have been the happiest years of our lives were turned into the most fearful." | "He stole our childhoods. What should have been the happiest years of our lives were turned into the most fearful." |
| Another former pupil Simon Wilshire was not sexually abused by Slade, but described the head teacher as "experienced in the art of beating". | Another former pupil Simon Wilshire was not sexually abused by Slade, but described the head teacher as "experienced in the art of beating". |
| Mr Wilshire said: "We were called into his bedroom one at a time to be whacked on the bare backside. | Mr Wilshire said: "We were called into his bedroom one at a time to be whacked on the bare backside. |
| "We would be beaten at least every week, pretty much at Slade's whim - it was relentless." | "We would be beaten at least every week, pretty much at Slade's whim - it was relentless." |
| Eight boys | |
| Following the case, a six-month investigation by journalist Roger Cook for the BBC's Inside Out programme uncovered further allegations of abuse in India. | Following the case, a six-month investigation by journalist Roger Cook for the BBC's Inside Out programme uncovered further allegations of abuse in India. |
| After his time at Finborough, Slade had become involved in funding and building the Anglo-Kutchi Medium School in Gujarat, in 2001, and was later headmaster. | After his time at Finborough, Slade had become involved in funding and building the Anglo-Kutchi Medium School in Gujarat, in 2001, and was later headmaster. |
| Cook revealed eight teenage boys alleged Slade had sexually abused them, and that laywers had been instructed to pursue claims on their behalf in 2012. | Cook revealed eight teenage boys alleged Slade had sexually abused them, and that laywers had been instructed to pursue claims on their behalf in 2012. |
| A Ministry of Justice Statement said: "HMP Norwich prisoner Derek Slade was pronounced dead at 2.57pm on Wednesday 2 March 2016 at an outside hospital. | A Ministry of Justice Statement said: "HMP Norwich prisoner Derek Slade was pronounced dead at 2.57pm on Wednesday 2 March 2016 at an outside hospital. |
| "As with all deaths in custody there will be an investigation by the independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman." | "As with all deaths in custody there will be an investigation by the independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman." |