CTindex - Christian Today UK Interactive Catalogue
Society

Police find body thought to be missing TV host

Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008, 21:12 (BST)
Font Scale:A A A

A body believed to be that of missing children's television presenter Mark Speight has been found in a remote area of a London railway station, police said on Sunday.

British Transport Police were called to Paddington Railway Station at 10am on Sunday following the discovery of the body.

The dead man was not struck by a train and the death is being treated as unexplained, British Transport Police said in a statement. The body had yet to be formally identified.

Police said on Tuesday that Speight, 42, had been reported missing two months after his fiancee's death.

He was last seen boarding a southbound Bakerloo line train from Queen's Park station on Monday.

Speight, who hosted the BBC art show SMart, was questioned by police over the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins, 31, at their St. John's Wood home in January.

Westminster Coroner Paul Knapman recorded a verdict of death by misadventure at an inquest last week. The court heard that Collins died in a scalding hot bath after taking cocaine and sleeping pills and drinking vodka.

Speight was briefly held on suspicion of her murder before detectives "cancelled" his arrest and said he was not a suspect.

A statement released by his lawyers at the time of Collins' death, said Speight was "absolutely distraught".



© Reuters 2008. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
Have your say on this article
Christian Aid
Google Advertisement
Externally generated - Report offensive links here
Mandate Men's Ministries
World Headline
Thousands of Christians flee from violence in India

Thousands of Christians flee from violence in India

At least 12 people are believed to have been killed and thousands forced to flee from their homes amid a campaign of...
Sponsored Features
The original Anglican resources shop your only independent one-stop-shop.
Google Advertisement
Externally generated - Report offensive links here