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| Brother of EastEnders actor accepts responsibility for her death | Brother of EastEnders actor accepts responsibility for her death |
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| The brother of former EastEnders actor Gemma McCluskie, found dead in a canal, has accepted responsibility for killing her, the Old Bailey has heard. | The brother of former EastEnders actor Gemma McCluskie, found dead in a canal, has accepted responsibility for killing her, the Old Bailey has heard. |
| Tony McCluskie, 35, will now face trial over whether her death was murder or manslaughter, a judge said. | Tony McCluskie, 35, will now face trial over whether her death was murder or manslaughter, a judge said. |
| McCluskie, who lived in Hackney, east London, with his 29-year-old sister, was due to face trial next month. | McCluskie, who lived in Hackney, east London, with his 29-year-old sister, was due to face trial next month. |
| But the trial has been moved to 14 January after the discovery of Gemma McCluskie's head in the Regent's Canal near her home on 9 September. | But the trial has been moved to 14 January after the discovery of Gemma McCluskie's head in the Regent's Canal near her home on 9 September. |
| Tony McCluskie, who appeared by videolink, was remanded in custody at the Old Bailey. | Tony McCluskie, who appeared by videolink, was remanded in custody at the Old Bailey. |
| Gemma McCluskie's headless and limbless body was discovered floating in the canal in March. She had been missing for a week after attending the £650m opening of the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, east London. | Gemma McCluskie's headless and limbless body was discovered floating in the canal in March. She had been missing for a week after attending the £650m opening of the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, east London. |
| Gemma McCluskie played Kerry Skinner in the BBC soap in 2001. | Gemma McCluskie played Kerry Skinner in the BBC soap in 2001. |
| Friends launched extensive searches across east London in an attempt to find her and former EastEnders co-stars Natalie Cassidy and Brooke Kinsella appealed on Twitter for help. | Friends launched extensive searches across east London in an attempt to find her and former EastEnders co-stars Natalie Cassidy and Brooke Kinsella appealed on Twitter for help. |
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