Mark Speight cleared

[pANDAS Radio]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...pos=TABCONTENT

TV presenter Mark Speight will not face any charges over the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins, the Metropolitan Police has said.

Speight was initially arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying Class A drugs after Collins, a 31-year-old actress and presenter, was found dead at the couple's London flat on January 3.

Her body was in the bath of the couple's northwest London penthouse home.

On January 9 police said they were no longer treating Speight as a murder suspect but he was bailed to return on the drugs matter.

I'd hate to appear cynical (yeah, right) but I've highlighted one line and added something to it in []'s.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Following advice from the Crown Prosecution Service a decision has been reached that there will be no further action against a man in his 40s who was arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs on January 3, 2008, following reports of the sudden death of Natasha Collins at a residential address in St John's Wood, NW8.

"An inquest into her death is scheduled to take place at Westminster Coroner's Court on April 2."

Speight insisted he had nothing to do with the death.

At the opening of the inquest on January 8, investigating officer Det Insp Simon Whittaker said: "The death is deemed to be non-suspicious at this stage but clearly the cause of death is unascertained and subject to further investigation."

It was reported that Collins had taken cocaine before her death. But Speight's mother, Jacqueline, said she may have died after taking drugs prescribed for a medical condition.

Speight, originally from Wolverhampton, is best known for the BBC children's art show SMart, which has run for more than 10 years.

Last month he announced he was quitting the programme after the "tragic loss [of his contract]" left him unable to continue.

Honest, that's just how the Tags came out alphabetically.

[Semprini]

Bet it gets a fraction of the column inches the suspicion did...

[TehBunny]

Oh my god. Him?! How come I only ever have 'celeb' crushes on band members who turn gay..or people who are mental?!

Also, it's her! Off See It Saw It, which has to be one of the most disturbing shows evar. :/

How did I not know about this?

[pANDAS Radio]

THink he was wearing his freaky cartoon style rubber costume while he shoved kilos of coke up her nose?

[erithromycin]

Nah. He probably made a picture of a bunny rabbit out of bolivian marching powder with antidepressants for eyes and a speedball for a tail, and then she found it. No, wait, I'm thinking of Neil Buchanan. He probably did it for revenge at Art Attack being cancelled.

[erithromycin]

Cleared, but dead. He hanged himself in Paddington Station, it seems.

[Joe Spinebuster]

No shit.

[crusher]

HUNG HIMSELF ????????????????????

I thought he had died of an Art Attack

[Posh]

Originally Posted by crusher

HUNG HIMSELF ????????????????????

I thought he had died of an Art Attack

That was Neil Buchanan, you mongo.

[crusher]

What Niel Buchannan died as well !!!!!????????????????
jeez this is creepy - is there a murderer out there tagetting art presenters

[thetruemayhem]

buchanan is alive and well.

t.

[Jaemi]

Is he though?
I can't remember the last time I seen him.

I might call the BBC, just to make sure.

[Posh]

ITV would probably have a better idea, no?

[Largest of Gregs]

haha thicketts

[evilglamcaitlin]

He's not on ITV anymore, they cancelled his contract. I heard he's turned up at a local station in London though.