LONDON - A lawyer says the boyfriend of a British actress has admitted killing her and her two young children.
Defence attorney Jim Sturman told a British court at hearing Friday that Arthur Simpson-Kent admitted killing his partner Sian Blake and her children, 8-year-old Zachary and 4-year-old Amon.
Simpson-Kent, 48, appeared via video link from Belmarsh prison. He will remain in custody until July 29, when he is expected to enter a plea.
Simpson-Kent flew to Ghana after speaking to detectives in Britain on Dec. 16 about Blake and the children, who had been reported missing. Their bodies were found in January.
Ghanaian police arrested him on Jan. 9 in the western coastal town of Butre. He did not contest extradition.
Blake, 43, appeared in the long-running soap opera "EastEnders" in 1996-1997.
