Scout leader accused of child rape is fighting for his life in hospital

A former scout leader accused of abusing seven different children between 1980 and 1991 is fighting for his life in an acute ward, a court heard today. Christopher Fitchew, 77, molested children as young as 12 while working as a school caretaker, scout leader and martial arts instructor during the 1980s and 1990s in Wandsworth. He is currently receiving treatment in an acute care ward in hospital, Kingston Crown Court heard. Richard Elliott, for Fitchew, said: ‘He could not appear…