Pictures of Sian Blake murder and Arthur Simpson-Kent's arrest in Ghana

Sian Blake

Detectives in Ghana swooped to arrest Arthur Simpson-Kent, wanted for the murder of his partner Sian Blake and their two children, Zachary, eight, and Amon, four. The manhunt for the suspected killer of a former Eastenders actress and her two sons came to a dramatic end in Ghana.

Around 10 police officers in Ghana swooped to arrest Arthur Simpson-Kent after he was found hiding among rocks in a coastal town. It is understood officers were tipped off by locals near the town of Takoradi. Arthur Simpson-Kent was arrested hidden amongst some rocks along the coast of Ghana. They descended on a town in the western region of the country, where Simpson-Kent, 48, was hiding out.

He had been wanted since the bodies of Sian, Zachary and Amon were found on Tuesday, buried in shallow graves in their own back yard.
Interpol put out an international alert for his arrest on Thursday night and Met officers arrived in Ghana yesterday, where Simpson-Kent was born. Ghanaian police followed his trail west from the capital Accra, some 150 miles further along the coast.

They died from “head and neck injuries”, a post-mortem found, before being hidden in their own garden. Murder squad detectives began digging behind the family’s home in Erith, Kent, on Tuesday morning, making the grisly discovery within hours.

Sian was last seen by her family when she visited with her boys on December 13.

Hide out in shower block

On December 16, officers spoke to Simpson-Kent at the couple’s home in Erith, Kent, and the three were officially reported missing. Simpson-Kent was himself listed as a ‘high-risk missing person’ when officers went back to the house on December and broke in when there was no sign of him.
Neighbours thought the family may have run away together to spend one last Christmas alone after signs that Sian’s dehabilitating motor neurone disease was taking over her, leaving her looking “very thin and frail”, said one.