Akinwale Arobieke
About
British convicted criminal known locally in North West England as Purple Aki. He is a 6' 5" 310-pound bodybuilder. He has 5,000 followers on Twitter.
Before Fame
He was placed in care at the age of six months and spent some time in a Barnardo's home in Llandudno. As an adult, he held several jobs such as a cleaner in the Mersey Tunnels and as a messenger for Liverpool City Council.
Trivia
Although he has never been convicted of a sexual offense, according to the Daily Mirror, he became known for "approaching younger males and striking up conversations about weight training, before touching and measuring their muscles, and then inviting them to squat his body weight." In 2006 he was banned from touching other men's biceps.
Family Life
He was born Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke at Crumpsall Hospital in Crumpsall, Lancashire. His mother was a secretarial student of Nigerian descent. His father's identity is unknown.
Associated With
Other past inmates of HM Prison Liverpool include Charles Bronson and Martin Murray.
