Mark "Chopper" Read died aged 58 today. He was diagnosed with liver cancer in April last year and he also has cirrhosis. He said his illness started after contracting hepatitis C while in prison. Read spent more than 23 years in jail up until 1998 for crimes including armed robbery, assault and kidnapping. He sold over 300,000 copies of more than a dozen best selling crime books. Read was portrayed by Eric Bana in the 2000 film Chopper. RIP
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:16:26 +0000
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