A British businessman killed his wife before shooting himself in an apparent-murder suicide after reportedly becoming irate over her text messages. David Thomas Blyth, 53, shot singer, TV presenter and comedian Victoria Vera Blyth at their villa in Ankara, Turkey , while their three children were home. He first shot his wife before turning the same gun on himself with a bullet in the head on June 11, Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reported.
A preceding argument ‘allegedly started over messages on Victoria’s mobile phone ’, the newspaper said. Their children – aged four, 10 and 14 – have been put in the custody of relatives who travelled to Turkey after the murder-suicide. Blyth’s body was handed over to his family members to be returned to Scotland after an autopsy at Ankara Forensic Medicine Institute.
Victoria’s sister, Alexandra, posted on Instagram : ‘It is with deep sadness and pain that I have to announce that my beloved and beautiful sister, the sunshine of our lives who brought us so much joy, with her laughter, positive spirit, drive and energy, has left us forever. ‘Please, I’m begging you all, give us time for the sake of the children. ‘My family is going through a very difficult time because they lost both parents.
‘We recently buried our father and now our sister and brother-in-law and we need time to recover, but most of all we need to be here for the children. ‘We really appreciate your beautiful messages, but in these difficult times we.