Actress: EastEnders. A man has been charged with the murders of ex-EastEnders actress Sian Blake and her two children. EastEnders cast 2023 | Who is arriving, leaving and returning? | Radio Was EastEnders' Sian Blake murdered because she was to leave her lover 's daily newsletter. One of the character's central storylines involved an affair with a regular male character which ended his on-screen marriage. Scotland Yard said they were investigating a triple murder . He was extradited to the UK and charged with the killings in February 2016. On his return to the UK they moved in together in Walthamstow and had two children together,Zachary, eight, and four-year-old Amon. Mr Heywood said: "The defendant, using her [Ms Blake's] phone, was sending the messages.". Adopting the stage name Syan Blake, she landed her first acting role in 1994, playing a bulimia patient in that year's Christmas episode of Casualty. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Gray wrapped up her body and disposed of it, before claiming to Shirley and Mick that she'd fled. EastEnders spoilers have confirmed a new twist in the Tina Carter murder storyline, after her brutal death in December 2020. Go to Ghana one way or Die (sic).". Exact date yellow weather warning for snow and ice forecast to hit UK - will you be affected? As plenty of Eastenders fans predict that the mystery murder victim this Christmas will be Nish Panesar, we take a closer look at all the clues hinting this may be the case She initially auditioned for the minor part of a nurse, but was encouraged to audition for the more long-term role of Frankie after impressing producers. "With the premeditation and those other facts it seems to us that there is no doubt that this is a case of exceptional seriousness. Read about our approach to external linking. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Triple killer Arthur Simpson-Kent faces life behind bars after . It is our case that Simpson-Kent snapped under the pressure of the disease, the way it was killing Sian and the inevitability of it all. He was later tracked down by police and arrested on a beach in his native Ghana, before being extradited back to the UK. After initial concerns about his whereabouts, the then-48-year-old soon became high on the police's list of people to speak to. 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A detailed history, The ending of Sex/Life season 2 explained. With Suki seen to be the only one not injured or covered in blood, fans are predicting that Nish may try to attack her, only to be caught out by the other women who defend her, leading to his untimely death. Jim Sturman QC, acting for Simpson-Kent, told the court the couple had previously discussed "ending it all" because of her illness. On Tuesday January 5, 2016, a large police presence was visible at the Erith property, and the Metropolitan Police announced that afternoon that they had discovered three bodies buried in shallow graves in the garden. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Ms Blake and her sons Zachary, eight, and four-year-old Amon vanished on December 13, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Of the legal process, Srem-Sai said that a "person must be released until you have the legal right to detain them. [18] Simpson-Kent did return to the UK on 12 February 2016 and was arrested at Heathrow Airport, following which, he was charged with the murder of Blake and their two children. Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, entered guilty pleas before Mr Justice Singh at the Old Bailey via video link from Belmarsh prison. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. They have one child. Further support to the theory that Nish could be victim, is given by the fact both Sharon and Linda are there when the murder happens, which could tease that one or both of the women are involved in the murder. Luisa recently confirmed she was leaving the role, and again revealed this after her final scenes aired. Tina told Gray she "saw him" and who he really was, before sharing what she thought happened in the lead-up to the tragedy. [6], Blake lived in Erith, London,[9] with her partner, Arthur Simpson-Kent, and their two sons, Zachary and Amon, who were aged eight and four. The EastEnders Murderers: True Crime, Real Tragedy: With Charlotte Avery, Gemma McCluskie, Syan Blake, Joanne Aicher. "He then covered his crimes by moving, wrapping and burying each of them, cleaning and partially painting his home.". In January the case became a murder investigation and on January 6 2016, Sian and her son's bodies were found buried in shallow graves in the family's back garden. Ms Blake, 43, Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, were found at the family home in Erith,. When he returned in 2005, the couple reignited their relationship and moved in together before having their two children, Zachary and Amon. Nish's behaviour towards Suki has escalated in recent months, could the other women kill him while defending her? Can women ever trust the Met Police again? EastEnders Christmas death: All the clues Nish dies from affair to EastEnders airs Mondays and Fridays at 8pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One. The star, who played Pauline Fowler in the BBC One soap opera for 21 years, had been suffering from. Blake subsequently said that she left the series after receiving hate mail from viewers who found it difficult to separate fact from fiction. The BBC soap teased a huge storyline in February with a flash-forward scene to Christmas 2023 where . Actress Sian Blake was tragically found dead in January 2016 aged 43, with her partner Arthur Simpson-Kent later convicted of murdering her and their two sons and sentenced to life in prison with. Sian Blake - who starred as singer Frankie Pierre in Eastenders throughout 1996 and 1997, and had maintained a career in acting and voiceover artistry ever since - first met Arthur Simpson-Kent through work. Her most notable role was in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, in which she played Kerry Skinner. Evil Gray Atkins killed Tina and made it look as though she was on the . Sian's family were faced with the devastating realisation that she and her sons had been murdered, and that the messages sent from Sian's phone following her last sighting had not been sent by Sian herself. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The star's former lover - Tony McCann - died on Monday amid serving a minimum of 21 years at high-security HMP Gartree in Leics . Contact info Agent info Lindsey Coulson was born in June 1960 in Edmonton, London, England, UK. EastEnders actress Jessica Plummer has revealed she knew for a while that her tragic character Chantelle Atkins would be killed by abusive husband Gray. He took. Zachary, Sian (pictured in EastEnders) and Amon were found dead at their London home, Arthur Simpson-Kent was first arrested on a beach in Ghana by local police, The couple's sons Zachary (in orange) and Amon, were also killed, Simpson-Kent was arrested in the coastal village of Butre, Ghana, Harry: I always felt different to rest of family, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Canadian grandma helps police snag phone scammer, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress. The BBC soap confirmed on Sunday that. She was previously married to Philip Chard. The cannabis dealer faces whole life sentences for killing Ms Blake, who had motor neurone disease, and their children. Which EastEnders actors have died since the show began? The court heard he killed them in December and later fled to Ghana. Sian's sister Ava Blake also shared her devastation. She was 29 years old at the time of her death. Simpson-Kent, a hairdresser, was remanded in custody ahead of a three-day sentencing hearing, starting on 4 October. BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Actress Wendy Richard dies at 65 [6], After working as a telephone receptionist at a doctor's surgery, Blake landed her most notable role: soul singer Frankie Pierre, a character who appeared in EastEnders during 1996 and 1997. But is he about to land himself in it, and draw attention back on to Tina's final days in the Square? When interviewed by detectives in Accra, he claimed there had been a murder-suicide pact between him and Ms Blake because of her illness - but nothing was written down. What police didn't know at the time was that Sian and her children's bodies lay buried in the garden of their own home. 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 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. Following her debution in the show's 15th anniversary special, Laura embarked on a relationship with local businessman Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt); he . He failed to persuade Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas and two other leading judges at the Court of Appeal in London that the term should be reduced.