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RIP Mark Speight
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Topic Started: Apr 13 2008, 06:03 PM (90 Views)
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The Oakster
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Apr 13 2008, 06:03 PM
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- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7345486.stm
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TV host Mark Speight 'found dead'
The body of a man, believed to be missing TV presenter Mark Speight, has been found in a remote area of London's Paddington station, police have said.
Officers are treating the death as "unexplained" but have confirmed that the man had not been hit by a train.
Mr Speight, 42, disappeared last Monday, three months after the death of his fiancee, Natasha Collins, in the bath of the flat they shared in London.
Miss Collins' mother was devastated at the latest news, her spokeswoman said.
She asked for Carmen Collins to be given time to grieve in peace.
The BBC released a statement saying: "This is very sad news and our thoughts and sympathies are with Mark's family and friends.
"Mark was a hugely talented and very popular presenter for many years."
Video footage
The body of the man was found at about 1000 BST at the station.
Mr Speight's relatives have been informed of the discovery, police said, but a formal identification has yet to take place.
Natasha Collins Mr Speight said in January he was "distraught" at Miss Collins' death
Video footage from CCTV cameras at the station is to be studied by officers as part of their investigation.
The presenter, who was the host of BBC children's show SMart until February, was reported missing last Monday when he failed to meet Miss Collins' mother as arranged.
He was recorded on a security camera entering Queen's Park underground station in north-west London.
Then, 22 minutes later, he boarded a train on the Bakerloo Line, which serves Paddington.
'Fragile state'
Relatives had made a number of appeals over the past few days, with his father, Oliver, urging him to get in touch and not to "give up" during his time of grief.
He was blessed with a remarkable personality, great artistic talents and the wonderful warm ability to communicate those skills with people, especially children of all ages Jan Kennedy Mark Speight's agent
The families of both Mr Speight and Miss Collins had issued a joint statement, expressing their "deep concern" and saying he had been in "a fragile state of mind" when he vanished.
A friend had also described how Mr Speight, originally from Wolverhampton, had been planning a concert as a tribute to his late fiancee, which would have raised money for one of her chosen charities.
Mr Speight had been arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying Class A drugs following the discovery of Miss Collins' body at their St John's Wood flat on 3 January.
No charges were brought, however.
She suffered burns on 60% of her body from boiling water and had suffered a drugs overdose after taking cocaine, sleeping pills and alcohol.
A coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure at an inquest earlier this month.
CCTV images of Mark Speight Police had released CCTV footage of Mr Speight at Queen's Park station
Speaking on behalf of Mr Speight's agent, Billy Marsh Associates, Jan Kennedy said the discovery of the body at Paddington had left the company "absolutely devastated".
"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," she added.
"He was blessed with a remarkable personality, great artistic talents and the wonderful warm ability to communicate those skills with people, especially children of all ages.
"With his sensitivity of spirit, coupled with his dynamic presence and natural enthusiasm, he was loved and respected by his adoring family, friends and colleagues everywhere in the media," Ms Kennedy said.
Damn. That guy was nuts. Sad to see him gone.
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Apr 13 2008, 06:07 PM
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I've been following this all week since it hit the news on Tuesday that he was missing ... ultra lame to hear this today, but it seemed pretty inevitable the more time went on. Man, "Scratchy & Co.", "See It Saw It" and "smART" were ace back in the day. RIP.
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Apr 13 2008, 06:35 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Wait, who is he?
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Apr 13 2008, 06:53 PM
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He was a kids TV presenter here in the UK.
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On the morning of 3 January 2008, Speight called emergency services having discovered the body of his fiancée and former See It Saw It colleague in the bath of their London flat. Speight told police that he and Collins had spent the previous evening "partying" and had taken cocaine and sleeping pills, wine and vodka. Speight was subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder and of supplying class A drugs and released on bail. An inquest into the death, which opened on 8 January 2008, heard that that death was not thought to be suspicious, but that it should be "subject to further investigation". At that point, police were awaiting results of toxicology tests after a postmortem examination proved inconclusive. Speight denied any involvement with Collins's death, and on 19 March 2008 it was reported that all charges against him relating to the death had been dropped. The BBC cancelled repeat broadcasts of SMart and SMarteenies until further notice, and on 28 February 2008 Speight announced he was quitting the programme Smart, because the "tragic loss" of Collins had left him unable to continue with the show.
In April 2008, the coroner recorded a verdict of "death by misadventure" in the case of Collins' death. The inquest found that she had taken "very significant" amounts of cocaine with sleeping pills and vodka, and that she had suffered 60% burns to her body. The pathologist gave the cause of death as cocaine toxicity and immersion in hot water. The coroner noted that at some stage in the night after both Speight and Collins had gone to bed, Collins got up to have a bath. He said that it was "more likely than not" that a heart problem had caused Collins to fall unconscious while the hot tap was running.
On 8 April 2008, Speight was reported missing by family and friends after failing to attend a meeting on the afternoon of 7 April. He was dropped off at Wood Green tube station, London in the morning, and last seen in the afternoon boarding a Bakerloo line train. On 8 April, both his mother and the mother of Natasha Collins made a public appeal in which they urged him to make contact. Speight's father has also appealed for him to get in touch. Police confirmed that they had spoken to Speight on the day of his disappearance, saying he appeared "distracted". Speight reportedly refused all offers of help when approached by police.
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Apr 13 2008, 07:52 PM
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Kids show host like Mr. Rogers dying, or Kids show host like Damien Demento dying?
I gotta know how much sympathy I should feel.
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Apr 14 2008, 03:25 PM
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Mr. Rodgers FTW.
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Apr 14 2008, 06:10 PM
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- Kyle The Freak Rieger,Apr 14 2008
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Kids show host like Mr. Rogers dying, or Kids show host like Damien Demento dying?
I gotta know how much sympathy I should feel.
Probabily not along the terms of Mr. Roger's status with the Americans, but he was on TV for quite a while (from the looks of it at least since 1994). He was pretty zany though, that's all I could say.
And man, having my MP3 player at randomly play "Inside the Fire" by Disturbed the most inappropiate song while posting this.
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