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Man held in Ghana over UK actress death

The former partner of ex-EastEnders actress Sian Blake has been arrested in Ghana after her, and the couple's two sons' deaths.

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Arthur Simpson-Kent (left). Source: AAP

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Police have reportedly arrested the suspected killer of an ex-EastEnders actress and her two sons.

Arthur Simpson-Kent was captured in Ghana after fleeing the UK following the death of his partner Sian Blake and their two children, Zachary, eight, and four year-old Amon, according to reports.

Scotland Yard launched a murder investigation after their bodies were discovered in the garden of the family home in Kent.

According to The Daily Mirror, officers arrested Simpson-Kent, 48, in a town in the western region of Ghana.

"Detectives have today, Saturday, 9 January, been made aware of an arrest in Ghan," a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

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"We are currently working alongside the Ghanaian authorities but are not in a position to discuss further at this time."


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