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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. | 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". | Outside court, Ms Blake's sister Ava said the family were "really relieved". |
| Simpson-Kent, a hairdresser, was remanded in custody ahead of a three-day sentencing hearing, starting on 4 October. | |
| He was arrested at Heathrow Airport in February after being extradited from Ghana. | |
| Ms Blake and her sons died from neck and head injuries, a post-mortem examination found. | |
| She played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders between 1996 and 1997 and had been living with motor neurone disease before she died. | |
| Simpson-Kent left the UK days after Ms Blake and the two boys were reported missing. | 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. | Four days after the bodies were found, he was arrested on a beach in Ghana by local police. |
| The arrest came after locals recognised him from a photo shared on social media and tipped off the authorities. | |
| The EastEnders actor appeared in the 1998 film Siberia and TV movie May 33rd in 2004 under her stage name Syan Blake, according to her profile on IMDB. | |
| The Met has referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) over its handling of the investigation. | |
| A serious case review is also under way. |