Hank: Police made Sir Cliff’s life ‘grim’
ROCK legend Hank Marvin has launched a stinging attack on the way Sir Cliff Richard was investigated over historic sex abuse allegations.
Marvin – guitarist in Sir Cliff’s former band, The Shadows – called him ‘the most unsleazy person you could wish to meet’.
Speaking of Sir Cliff’s 22-month ordeal, which ended without charge, he said: ‘I can’t even begin to imagine the emotional turmoil that he went through. We were in communication so I know it was pretty grim for him… We don’t really know the depths of emotional devastation but the whole thing was just absolutely appalling. I couldn’t believe it.’ South Yorkshire Police have since apologised to the star and agreed to pay him substantial damages over the raid on his Berkshire penthouse in August 2014, which was controversially aired live on TV. Sir Cliff, 76, is still suing the BBC, which says it will mount a ‘vigorous’ defence. Marvin, 75, was speaking to Alex Belfield on YouTube to promote his new album, Without A Word.