"With the premeditation and those other facts it seems to us that there is no doubt that this is a case of exceptional seriousness. Ms Blake and her sons Zachary, eight, and four-year-old Amon vanished on December 13 and were found buried in the garden of their family home in Erith, Kent, on January 5. Det Ch Insp Graeme Gwyn said: "Arthur Simpson-Kent has never given a reason as to why he killed Sian, Zachary and Amon in the way that he did. He was almost caught too as he had her body in the boot of his car wrapped in a shower curtain, just as the police came snooping. Her family think she fled abroad, while Whitney Dean recently found her plane ticket proving she might not have left the country - only for Gray to manipulate her into staying quiet. Menu. Jim Sturman QC, acting for Simpson-Kent, told the court the couple had previously discussed "ending it all" because of her illness. She was looking very thin and frail and I think her mum was worried about that. What happened to Gemma McCluskie, when was the EastEnders actress murdered and dismembered and where is her brother Tony now? But I am also completely excited about the new adventures that await me.". And while there had also been concerns about the welfare of the actress' partner and the father of her two children, Arthur Simpson-Kent - who hadn't been seen since December 16 - it was actually he who was culpable for their deaths. Death in Walford: 30 years of EastEnders murders - BBC News Truth proved stranger than fiction, when in events more extreme than those in the show, two actresses from EastEnders (1985) were murdered just 4 years apart by those closest to them. Sian was reported missing on December 16 2015when she was not seen again after visiting her mother and sister in Leyton, east London, to discuss moving in with them on December 13 2015. Can women ever trust the Met Police again? The character was being set up for a crime she did not commit after becoming a key suspect in Ian Beale's attack - with Gray actually behind a faked witness statement. Some deaths are minor characters or characters that haven't been seen but mentioned by regular characters in the program that may be linked, for example, Charlie Slater's wife Viv Slater was mentioned but not seen, and died off-screen in 1999. EastEnders fans predict horror murder twist as Suki Panesar makes Gray suddenly backtracks and says he actually can't be certain 100 percent that it was Tina he saw, but that he believed it was the case. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Days after the bodies were found, he was arrested on a beach in Ghana by local police. She appeared in 34 episodes in 2000 and 2001, all. In the same month, police travelled to Ghana and arrestedSimpson-Ken. Of the referral, the Metropolitan Police said "The Metropolitan Police has today, Wednesday 6 January, made a voluntary referral to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in relation to the Sian Blake missing person investigation. Actress: EastEnders. Sian Blake murder: EastEnders star's partner Arthur Simpson-Kent charged with killing actress and her sons. The businesswoman - who is played by actress Balvinder Sopal in the BBC soap - renewed her vows with abusive husband. However some fans have argued the expression could actually be one of equal shock and may even hint that Suki is the one to kill him. 2 Former. The pair share three children together, Isla, 19, and twins Darcy and Ava, 18. The youngest of three children, her father was Jamaican. During the life of EastEnders, there have been a total of 147 deaths, ranging from natural causes to murder, disasters, accidents, and suicide. Is Tina dead in EastEnders? Has Gray killed her and how did she die After disposing of her body, he made it seem as though she was in hiding after she was wrongly accused of trying to kill Ian Beale. Their bodies were found buried in the garden of the family home by police after Simpson-Kent had left. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. "He then covered his crimes by moving, wrapping and burying each of them, cleaning and partially painting his home.". Former EastEnders actress Nicola Cowper's killer boyfriend has died. Despite admitting manslaughter he was found guilty of murder by jurors with an 11 to 1 majority. Ravi Gulati is currently caught up in an on/off affair with Denise Fox, It was the looks on the faces of Kathy Beale and Suki Panesar during the flashforward that gave a major hint. 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EastEnders serial killer Gray Atkins finally faces a comeuppance on the BBC soap next week, following the murders of Chantelle Atkins, Kush Kazemi and Tina Carter Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Her torso, arms, legs and head were later discovered floating in the Regent's Ca. [5], Blake was born in Walthamstow, London, in 1972, and attended the Guildford School of Acting. With Nish currently at war with Sharon Watts to buy the iconic Queen Vic pub from Linda Carter, it would be a fitting end for the Walford resident to die within the pubs walls.