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Partner admits EastEnders actor Sian Blake murder | Partner admits EastEnders actor Sian Blake murder |
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The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has admitted murdering her and their two children. | The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has admitted murdering her and their two children. |
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. | 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. |
Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, entered guilty pleas before Mr Justice Singh at the Old Bailey via video link from Belmarsh prison. | |
Outside court, Ms Blake's sister Ava said the family were "really relieved". | |
Simpson-Kent, a hairdresser, was arrested at Heathrow Airport in February after being extradited from Ghana. | |
Ms Blake played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders between 1996 and 1997. | |
Simpson-Kent left the UK days after Ms Blake and the two boys were reported missing. | |
Four days after the bodies were found, he was arrested on a beach in Ghana by local police. | |
Ms Blake and her sons Zachary and Amon died from neck and head injuries, a post-mortem examination found. |