Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford is in a "critical condition" after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest.
Clifford, currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for historic sex crimes, has been seriously ill since suffering a heart attack in August.
His daughter, Louise, 46, told the Mail on Sunday: "He collapsed in his cell on Thursday when he was trying to clean it – it was just too much.
"Next day he collapsed again and was unconscious for several minutes – though he doesn’t know how long.
"He was seen by a nurse, who insisted he must be transferred to a local hospital.
"That’s where he had his cardiac arrest, later on Friday. He is now in the critical care unit. He’s in a bad way."
Clifford was sentenced in 2014 for carrying out sex attacks on four girls - aged between 15 and 19 - between 1977 and 1985.
He is due to appeal against all his convictions in early 2018 on the basis of fresh evidence.
A Prison Service spokesperson told The Guardian: “The safety and welfare of people in our custody is our top priority and we take our duty of care extremely seriously.
“All prisoners have access to a GP and the same level of NHS services as those in the community. A doctor’s advice is always sought when deciding how best to meet individual healthcare needs, while ensuring the public is protected.”
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