Akinwale Arobieke Found Dead at Liverpool Home

Published: 28 August 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk

Akinwale Arobieke, a controversial Liverpool bodybuilder whose life was marked by notoriety and legal battles, has been found dead at the age of 64. He was discovered unresponsive at his home on Devonshire Road in Toxteth, near Princes Park, on Tuesday evening, August 26. Emergency services were called at around 8:30 pm, but despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Merseyside Police confirmed that his death is not being treated as suspicious. A file has been passed to the coroner for Liverpool and Wirral, who will oversee the formal inquest process.

Arobieke, widely known across Merseyside, became a figure of public intrigue and controversy over the past several decades. In 2003, he was jailed for six years after being convicted of harassing 15 men, a case that saw him labelled by some as a “modern-day bogeyman.” He consistently denied the accusations, claiming in interviews that he was the target of a “modern-day witch hunt” by police, particularly after he made official complaints against certain officers.

During his time behind bars, a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) was imposed in 2006 at the request of Merseyside Police, banning him from touching men’s muscles and from attending gyms. This unusual restriction remained in place for years, though it became a point of legal dispute.

In 2015, he was convicted of breaching the order after an incident on a train journey between Manchester and North Wales, where he was found to have touched a young man’s muscles. However, the following year, he successfully appealed and represented himself in court, leading to the lifting of the 10-year ban.

Despite his troubled reputation, Arobieke later turned his focus to challenging the authorities in court. In 2022, he secured a significant financial settlement after suing the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police. He alleged that two GMP officers had engaged in a campaign of malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office to deliberately target him. The matter was settled shortly before it was due to go to trial at Manchester County Court, and while the officers were never publicly identified, Arobieke maintained that he had been unfairly pursued.

In the wake of his death, Merseyside Police released a brief statement confirming the circumstances: “We can confirm that emergency services were in the Toxteth area following a non-suspicious death on Tuesday 26 August. At around 8:30 pm, officers were made aware of a man in his 60s being found unresponsive at an address in Devonshire Road, Princes Park. He was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. The man’s death is not suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”

Akinwale Arobieke’s life leaves behind a complex and often divisive legacy. Known as much for his muscular physique and flamboyant presence as for the controversies that surrounded him, he remained a figure both feared and fascinated over the years. His passing marks the end of one of Merseyside’s most notorious and enigmatic public figures.