A British oil boss shot dead his celebrity wife before turning the gun on himself in an alleged spat over text messages.
David Thomas Blyth shot his wife, singer and comedian Victoria Vera Blyth in their family home in Ankara, Turkey, before killing himself, it’s believed.
Originally hailing from Edinburgh, it’s thought the 53-year-old had become angry over Victoria’s text message.
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The tragedy reportedly took place on June 11, when the couple’s three children, aged four, 10 and 14, were at home, The Mirror reports.
They’ve now been placed in the care in the care of their mother’s relatives, who travelled to Turkey in the wake of the horrific incident.
Victoria, 40, was a well-known singer and comedian in the Czech Republic. Tributes have poured in for the star, who came to fame in 2004 following the release of her first album, Killing Me Softly – on which she covered the American rock band Eagles' Hotel California.
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 need time to breathe.”
David, who was the owner of an international company named ASG Inspection, married Victoria in 2014, initially lived in Prague together but moved to Turkey in 2019 after he started doing business in the Middle East. The singer was born in South Africa before moving to the Czech Republic with her family as a teenager, where she went on to study music.
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