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Arthur Simpson-Kent admits killing Sian Blake and children | |
(35 minutes later) | |
The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has admitted killing her and their two children. | The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has admitted killing her and their two children. |
Arthur Simpson-Kent's lawyer told the Old Bailey the jury would be told this at his trial in October. He is yet to enter a formal plea. | |
Ms Blake, 43, Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, were found at the family home in Erith, London, in January after being reported missing on 16 December. | |
He was arrested at Heathrow Airport after being extradited from Ghana. | |
The 48-year-old hairdresser is expected to enter pleas on 29 July. | |
Ms Blake played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders between 1996 and 1997. | |
As well as EastEnders, Ms Blake also appeared in the 1998 film Siberia and TV movie May 33rd in 2004 under her stage name Syan Blake, according to her IMDB profile. | |
She had motor neurone disease before she died. | |
The Met has referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) over how the investigation was handled. | |
It is also conducting a serious case review, which is standard in all major cases, to look at what lessons can be learned from the investigation. |
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