Arthur Simpson-Kent, 49, admitted murdering Sian Blake and her children, 8-year-old Zachary and 4-year-old Amon.
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Members of the victim’s family sat in the well of the court as bearded Simpson-Kent spoke to confirm his name before pleading guilty to murdering his family between December 12 past year and January 3 2016.
Simpson-Kent was arrested at Heathrow Airport in February after agreeing to his extradition from Ghana.
Simpson-Kent, formerly of Pembroke Road, appeared before Mr Justice Singh wearing a red t-shirt and black pants, via video link from Belmarsh jail.
Blake played seductress Frankie Pierre in British TV soap opera EastEnders from 1996 to 1997, appearing in 56 epoisodes.
The bodies of Ms Blake, who suffered from motor neurone disease, and her children were only discovered three weeks later on 5 January this year, when their killer had already fled to Ghana.
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She said: “I’m not going to see them grow up”. She came in with two lovely kids as well.
Ms Blake’s sister Ava has said Ms Blake had been wanting to end her relationship with Simpson-Kent but that she “hadn’t quite made that break or that decision to leave Arthur”.
Later that day, a missing persons’ investigation was launched which is now subject to an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Inspector Graeme Gwyn said Simpson-Kent has “never given a reason as to why he killed Sian, Zachary and Amon in the way that he did”.
“Sian’s close-knit family are devastated by the loss of their much loved sister, daughter and cousin”.
It was taken over by murder squad officers on January 3 as concern for the family’s welfare deepened.
Tuesday, January 5 – The bodies of Ms Blake and her two children are found in the back-garden of their family home.
Half way around the world, after landing in Accra, Simpson-Kent headed west along a long coastal road lined with stalls and single-storey houses towards Takoradi, a coastal city.
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Friday, June 10 – Simpson-Kent pleads guilty to three counts of murder a previously unlisted hearing at the Old Bailey. The case was adjourned for him to be sentenced in October.
