Savile's estate frozen over abuse claims The £4.3m estate of disgraced TV star Jimmy Savile has been frozen in response to mounting allegations he sexually assaulted scores of children. The assets include the former BBC presenter's famously gaudy gold rings, which were bequeathed to a nephew, and a photo of him with The Beatles, which was destined for a niece. Savile's will - a copy of which has been obtained by the Financial Times - was written in 2006 and bequeaths his savings and other assets to 28 separate beneficiaries. £20,000 in cash was to be given out as individual £1,000 payments to 20 friends, family and neighbours, while a further £600,000 was put into a trust fund, with the interest shared between eight. The remainder - just under £3.7m before expenses - was to be held by NatWest Bank on behalf of The Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust. Two of the intended beneficiaries of the estate told the FT they had received letters in the past few days informing them the estate had been frozen in response to recent revelations. One - who asked not to be named - said he no longer expected to receive any of the bequest, "and if I did, I would probably give it away," he added. Savile's estate was previously put on hold in July after a woman claimed to be his illegitimate daughter. However, the latest freeze relates to expected legal claims for damages from adults who claim Savile sexually abused them as children. Savile's will executor and trustee NatWest bank confirmed the move in a statement, saying: "Given the claims raised, distribution of the estate has been put on hold." Savile's intended individual beneficiaries include the trustees of both his charities and existing and former employees of Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor Hospital, which are two of three NHS hospitals now carrying out their internal investigations into sex abuse allegations. Sue Hymns - a woman in her early 60s who last year spoke out to dismiss rumours of Savile's sexual behaviour by revealing she had had a 43-year relationship with the star - was remembered in his will with £1,000, although her surname was misspelt Claims are also expected to be made against the BBC and NHS who could be held vicariously responsible for Savile's behaviour, or otherwise negligent. But Emma Jones, a solicitor at Leigh Day and Co who specialises in abuse claims, told the FT Savile's own estate would be a more immediate target, especially given his wealth. Why should his employers pick up the tab? The main reason people sue the employers is because the employee in the cases - a care worker, for example - often doesn't have much money," she said. Ms Jones said damage payments in such cases could typically run from £2,000 to £20,000 but could be much more in individual cases and would depend on the nature of the sexual abuse, frequency, the age of the child and proven psychiatric injury as well as proven loss of earnings in adulthood.