Scots businessman shoots wife dead before taking own life in murder-suicide in Turkey
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots oil drilling boss has shot his celebrity wife dead in a murder-suicide in Turkey in an alleged row over her text messages.
David Thomas Blyth, originally from Edinburgh, gunned down his wife, singer and comedian Victoria Vera Blyth, on June 11. The 53-year-old is believed to have murdered his 40-year-old partner, also known as Victoria Velvet, before turning the gun on himself at their family home in the Turkish capital, Ankara.All three of their children are understood to have been present at the time of the double-death as medics pronounced both Blyth and Victoria dead at the scene.No one else was injured during the firearms incident.
Local reports suggest that Blyth, who was the owner of an international company named ASG Inspection, shot his wife dead following an argument that broke out between the pair over Victoria's text messages.The couple's three children, aged four, 10 and 14, have since been placed in the care of their mother's relatives, who travelled to Turkey following the tragedy.
Tributes have since poured in for Victoria, who was a well-known singer and comedian in the Czech Republic.The talented artist came to fame in 2004 following the release of her first album, Killing Me Softly, which was renowned for her cover of the American rock band Eagles' Hotel California.
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