British Children’s Entertainer Found Dead
The body of a man, who authorities believe to be British television host Mark Speight, was found early Sunday in London’s Paddington station, the BBC reported. A formal identification has not yet been made, the Guardian reported.
Authorities are investigating, but are classifying the death as “unexplained.� However, they have confirmed the man was not hit by a train, the BBC reported.
The Guardian reported that Speight had been in a “vulnerable� state since the Jan. 3 death of his fiancé, Natasha Collins. Collins died of a drug overdose and boiling water burns after a night of partying with Speight, BBC reported. Speight had been arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident, but no charges were filed, BBC reported.
Speight was last seen entering the Queen’s Park tube station Monday. He was reported missing later that same day after he failed to meet Collins’ mother for coffee, the Guardian reported.
Speight hosted the BBC children’s show SMart until February, the BBC reported.
“Caring and compassionate in everything he did, Mark was truly gifted in life and we are proud to have represented him as a friend and client for almost 20 years,� Speight’s agent said through a spokeswoman. (BBC)