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Abusive slogans have been painted on a house in the Scottish Highlands which belonged to disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile.Abusive slogans have been painted on a house in the Scottish Highlands which belonged to disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile.
It is thought Savile, who died last year aged 84, may have abused hundreds of young girls and some boys over a 40-year period.It is thought Savile, who died last year aged 84, may have abused hundreds of young girls and some boys over a 40-year period.
His house at Allt Na Reigh in the Glencoe was vandalised overnight.His house at Allt Na Reigh in the Glencoe was vandalised overnight.
Police at Fort William said: "A number of abusive slogans were painted onto the walls of the premises." "Jimmy the beast" was written on the wall of the house and the door was badly damaged.
Savile is alleged to have carried out abuse at a number of institutions, such as the high security psychiatric hospital Broadmoor, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary and the BBC.Savile is alleged to have carried out abuse at a number of institutions, such as the high security psychiatric hospital Broadmoor, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary and the BBC.
The TV presenter and DJ, who was knighted in 1996, was a UK household name in the 1970s and 80s.The TV presenter and DJ, who was knighted in 1996, was a UK household name in the 1970s and 80s.
Savile bought the Glencoe cottage in 1998 and was described as an "adopted local" by community leaders after his death.Savile bought the Glencoe cottage in 1998 and was described as an "adopted local" by community leaders after his death.
The cottage was to be sold earlier this year but the sale was halted by Savile's charitable trust, who announced plans to convert it into a respite centre for the disabled.The cottage was to be sold earlier this year but the sale was halted by Savile's charitable trust, who announced plans to convert it into a respite centre for the disabled.
That plan has now been shelved after the charity announced it is to close down.That plan has now been shelved after the charity announced it is to close down.