Mark Speight reported missing

[AnAngelWithin]

hope he is ok he's had enough to deal with lately

Oh no, what horrible news, I so hoped he was just having some time out. My children really liked him (apart from ds2 who was scared of big picture, little picture). So sad. What a tragic chain of events.

Oh, how awful.

Just found a pic I had took with him when I was about 16, such a nice bloke.

sky news

Oh that is so very sad. He was brilliant on Smart. So tragic that it ended like this.

very sad.

I had never heard of him until his fiance died.

I always thought people who committed suicide (If he has) were selfish but tbh I can understand that he felt he couldn't go on without Natasha and with what had happened. He must have felt partly responsible.

So so

I read the body was "believed" to be him. Has it been confirmed it definitely is?

That Sky News report says police have confirmed it and next of kin informed.

oh no how tragic

how very very sad

The bloody press couldn't wait to blame him for the death of his girlfriend. The headlines with their accusations of murder and supplying drugs.

The poor bloke lost his fiance, ffs, found her in an appalling state in the bath and then had to face the British Press, who were out to get him.

Career, gone; beautiful girlfriend, gone; reputation, shot to buggery. No wonder he couldn't face the future.

Poor bloke. He had such a kind face and seemed a genuinely nice bloke. And the press vultures who made a bit of cash out of the splash headlines won't even lose a nights sleep I daresay

Rest in peace Mark.

Very sad to hear of his death on BBC24 just now.

Very very sad I always liked him.

awful. and almost impossible to recover from having your career ruined by press murder accusations, etc. What a terrible waste of both lives.

Um, I don't think you'll find any headlines accusing him of murder in the archives. You'll find stories saying his girlfriend had been found dead and he'd been arrested/taken in for questioning (can't remember which).

yes sorry, but i thought the headlines were a bit sensationalist.

He was "arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying class-A drugs but was released without charge."

There were headlines at the time, edam. This was the first thread about it - (obv the headlines linked to will have been changed since then)

OK, it probably didn't make him feel any worse than he did already, but it could have been handled more gently. The tabloids so love a good scandal

Quote from Natasha's mother: "He's had long moments in the police cell with them blaming him for something he didn't do. He was treated like a criminal."