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Inside John Savident's marriage to Rona Hopkinson: How pair weathered Corrie icon's rent boy scandal to build a strong 62-year marriage with star quitting soap for more family time
The actor's death was confirmed on Friday, with his agent noting the loss the 'much-loved husband and father'. His cause of death has not been confirmed.
Despite being only one centimetre wide and deep, one of the wounds missed the main artery in Savident's neck by less than an inch and sliced straight through a minor blood vessel, causing him to bleed profusely. He was charged with wounding Savident with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm and robbing him of his wallet, credit cards, a silver money clip and cash, a Jorge Jensen watch and ring, keys and an invitation to Coronation Street's 40th birthday party. Jailing Smith for seven years for the attack on the soap star, Judge Harold Singer said Savident could have bled to death had the knife severed a major blood vessel.
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