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| Sian Blake EastEnders case: Man charged with family murders | Sian Blake EastEnders case: Man charged with family murders |
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| The partner of Sian Blake has been charged with murdering the ex-EastEnders actress and their two sons. | The partner of Sian Blake has been charged with murdering the ex-EastEnders actress and their two sons. |
| Ms Blake and her two boys, aged eight and four, disappeared on 13 December and were found buried in the garden of their London home on 5 January. | Ms Blake and her two boys, aged eight and four, disappeared on 13 December and were found buried in the garden of their London home on 5 January. |
| Arthur Simpson Kent, 48, of Erith, in south east London, was arrested earlier at Heathrow Airport after he arrived on a flight from Ghana. | |
| He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later. | He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later. |
| A post-mortem examination found Ms Blake and her sons Zachery and Amon died from neck and head injuries. | A post-mortem examination found Ms Blake and her sons Zachery and Amon died from neck and head injuries. |
| The actress played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders in 1996 and 1998. | The actress played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders in 1996 and 1998. |
| She had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. | She had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. |
| Mr Simpson-Kent was arrested by police in Ghana four days after the bodies of his partner and their sons were found. | Mr Simpson-Kent was arrested by police in Ghana four days after the bodies of his partner and their sons were found. |
| He previously told an extradition court in Accra he would have returned to the UK earlier had he not been held. | He previously told an extradition court in Accra he would have returned to the UK earlier had he not been held. |
| Scotland Yard is under investigation by the police watchdog for the way it handled the missing persons inquiry and why it took more than three weeks to find the bodies at the actress' home in Erith. | Scotland Yard is under investigation by the police watchdog for the way it handled the missing persons inquiry and why it took more than three weeks to find the bodies at the actress' home in Erith. |