A British businessman has shot and killed his media star wife and himself in a murder-suicide at their home in Turkey after a row over her texts. Singer and comedian Victoria Vera Blyth, 40, was murdered by her husband, David Thomas Blyth, at their home in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, last Tuesday. Mr Blyth, 53, was an oil tycoon who owned a business called ASG Inspection.

He had three children with his wife, who presented the morning show on the Europe 2 station alongside Czech broadcaster Leos Mares. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. Their children, aged four, ten and 14, have been placed in the care of their mother’s family, who travelled to Turkey following the tragedy, according to local media.

No one else was injured during the incident, which reportedly stemmed from a heated argument over the presenter’s texts. The pair married in 2014 and lived together in Prague, Czech Republic, for several years before moving to Turkey after Blyth’s work took him to the Middle East. Ms Blyth was born in South Africa and moved to the Czech Republic as a young woman with her family.

She studied music at university and became famous after releasing her first album in 2004. She also dedicated much of her time to charity work and founded DazSpor, which organizes running races across Turkey, including a half-marathon in the country’s capital. The charity said in a social media post: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of DazS.