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Arthur Simpson-Kent has been charged with the murders of ex-EastEnders actor Sian Blake and her two children in Erith, Kent, Scotland Yard has said. Arthur Simpson-Kent has been charged with the murders of his partner Sian Blake and their two children, Scotland Yard has said.
The 48-year-old was arrested on Friday morning after arriving in the UK from Ghana, where he was apprehended weeks after the three bodies were found. Simpson-Kent, 48, was arrested on Friday morning after arriving in the UK from Ghana, where he was apprehended weeks after the victims’ bodies were found.
Blake, a former EastEnders actor, and her sons Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, vanished from their home in Erith, Kent, on 13 December. They were found buried in the garden of the home on 5 January.
Simpson-Kent will appear in custody later on Friday at Westminster magistrates court in London.
Scotland Yard is under investigation by the police watchdog for the way it handled the missing persons inquiry. Investigators are looking at why it took more than three weeks to find the bodies. The back garden of the house was only thoroughly searched in early January after murder squad detectives were called in.
Blake, who had motor neurone disease, played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders between 1996 and 1997.
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