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Rest in pieces: Sir Jimmy Savile's headstone broken up... now family consider digging up his body.

The shamed TV star may be cremated or moved to a secret location if his family decide to take the drastic action.
Relatives of Jimmy Savile are considering exhuming his body from the Yorkshire cemetery where the sex fiend was buried for fear that his grave could be attacked.

The shamed TV star – swamped with allegations of rape and sexually abusing children – may be cremated or moved to a secret location if his family decide to take the drastic action.

A source close to relatives last night told the Mirror they were thinking about moving his body from Woodlands Cemetery – after Savile’s gravestone was dug up yesterday to be smashed to pieces.

His family said they wanted to ensure the “dignity and sanctity” of the cemetery in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, fearing that angry mobs could descend on the quiet memorial site.

A family spokesman said: “Relatives are deeply aware of the impact that the stone remaining there could have on the dignity and sanctity of the cemetery.

“Out of respect to public opinion, to those who are buried there and to those who visit, we have decided to remove it.”

Savile’s loved ones were not present when his £4,000 headstone was removed by workmen who will break up the granite and use it for landfill.

The 6ft by 4ft wide memorial was inscribed with Savile’s now chilling epitaph: “It was good while it lasted.”

Yesterday officials confirmed it was possible to move a grave in specific circumstances, with the approval of the family or a coroner.

The process would require a licence to be granted by the Ministry of Justice and officials would be present on behalf of the Environmental Health department.

Flowers: Grave after headstone was removed and before it was grassed over
PA
However, one official revealed that moving Savile’s grave would be made more difficult because his coffin was encased in concrete – for fear of grave robbers attempting to steal from the late DJ.

It is widely believed Savile, a renowned fan of expensive jewellery and ornaments, may have been buried wearing some of his trademark gold pieces.

The body of the Jim’ll Fix It star was also buried at a 45-degree angle, so he could “see” the sea and Scarborough castle – his dying wish.

The headstone is just one of a number of Savile memorials that has been removed across the country, including an inscription on the wall at Leeds Civic Hall in recognition of his charity work and a street sign in Scarborough. A plaque outside his home was also defaced.

It comes as more allegations against Savile were unearthed forcing police to investigate claims made across the UK.

Detectives fear Savile will prove to be one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders after it emerged eight forces have been contacted by his alleged victims.

It means that the Savile scandal now stretches from Scotland down to Sussex and spans half a century.

Experts said the true number of women assaulted by the star will never be known but is likely to be in the hundreds.

Changes: The body of Savile could be exhumed
BBC
Yesterday it emerged that other forces who have passed details on to the Metropolitan Police now include Manchester, Thames Valley, Surrey, Northamptonshire and West Yorkshire.

Former Met Police detective Peter Kirkham said: “I can’t think of anything on a similar scale to this.

“It’s going to end up being one of the largest, if not the largest, cases of child abuse full stop.

“People have only just started coming forward and that opens the floodgates as victims are given more confidence to report their experiences.

“If you think about the time scale and the various locations and opportunities he had you would have to say if all victims came forward there would be hundreds.

“But they won’t all come forward and it’s the job of the police to record the statements of those that do.”

Yesterday it emerged police are investigating two new allegations that Savile sexually abused children in Salford during the 60s.

The separate allegations from the two women claim he molested them when they were under 16 but these are not said to have happened on BBC property.

Savile presented Top of the Pops from Manchester during the 60s.

The allegations were made to Greater Manchester Police and have now been forwarded to Scotland Yard, who are looking at 120 lines of inquiry and possibly as many as 30 victims relating to the sex abuse claims.



Scotland Yard has formally recorded eight criminal allegations against the former star, including two of rape and six of indecent assault.

Commander Peter Spindler, Head of Specialist Crime Investigations, said the allegations span four decades and information so far suggests abuse was indeed on a “national scale”.

He said: “The reality is this really has captured the public’s mind.

We are getting calls from victims, from witnesses and third parties who believe they know something about it.

“The first dated all the way back to about 1959 but most seemed to be in the 70s and 80s.”

Lord Patten, the chairman of the BBC Trust, yesterday wrote to the BBC’s director-general George Entwistle saying an internal inquiry should be launched following a police investigation.

And addressing the Broadcasting Press Guild hours after Savile’s headstone was removed, Lord Patten spoke of “the appalling cesspit of the Jimmy Savile allegations” as he tackled issues surrounding the former Radio 1 host.

He added: “The BBC has in place child protection policies, processes, guidance for all staff on and off the premises.

“We’ve asked the director-general to assure us that those policies are up to date and effective in protecting minors.”

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