A court in Ghana on Tuesday remanded in custody the partner of a British actress whose body was found in the garden of her London home last week along with those of their two young sons.
Court remands EastEnders murder suspect in custody
Simpson-Kent is wanted in connection with the murder of Sian Blake, a former actress in the popular soap opera EastEnders, and the two boys, Zachary and Amon. The family had been reported missing in mid-December.
Arthur Simpson-Kent, who is wanted over the murder of a former EastEnders actress and her two children, leaves a district court after a remand hearing in Accra, Ghana, January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Matthew Bigg
Police arrested suspect Arthur Simpson-Kent in western Ghana on Saturday after a manhunt. He is remanded until Jan. 26 ahead of an extradition hearing, magistrate Rosemund Dodua Agyira told a hearing at Kaneshie district court in Ghana's capital, Accra.
Simpson-Kent appeared at the hearing in handcuffs wearing a grey T-shirt and grey trousers. He did not speak during the hearing but nodded when asked by the magistrate whether he was being well treated in custody, a witness said.
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