John Allen, once dubbed one of the most notorious paedophiles in Wales, was jailed in 2014 for historic sex offences between the 1960s and 1990s.

He was sent to prison after victims who suffered abuse in homes he ran - including Bryn Alyn in Wrexham, north Wales - bravely came forward with their stories. Some were as young as 13.

An inquest into his death was opened at

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