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| 'Drug mix-up' theory for TV death | 'Drug mix-up' theory for TV death |
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| The actress whose body was found in the home she shared with a CBBC host may have taken the wrong medication before she died, her fiance's mother has said. | The actress whose body was found in the home she shared with a CBBC host may have taken the wrong medication before she died, her fiance's mother has said. |
| After Natasha Collins' death in London, her partner Mark Speight was arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying cocaine, which he vehemently denied. | After Natasha Collins' death in London, her partner Mark Speight was arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying cocaine, which he vehemently denied. |
| And he would never have "harmed Tash", Mr Speight's mother Jacqueline said. | |
| A mix-up with drugs prescribed for a medical condition may have led to the 31-year-old's death, she added. | A mix-up with drugs prescribed for a medical condition may have led to the 31-year-old's death, she added. |
| Talking to reporters outside her home in Wolverhampton, Mrs Speight said the couple had been together "for quite a while". | Talking to reporters outside her home in Wolverhampton, Mrs Speight said the couple had been together "for quite a while". |
| "As far as I know, everything was OK between them," she said. | "As far as I know, everything was OK between them," she said. |
| There is no way on earth that Mark would do anything to harm Tash Mark Speight's mother Jacqueline | There is no way on earth that Mark would do anything to harm Tash Mark Speight's mother Jacqueline |
| Asked for her reaction to the tragedy, she replied: "I'm in absolute shock. I was only with them at Christmas. They both seemed fine and very happy." | Asked for her reaction to the tragedy, she replied: "I'm in absolute shock. I was only with them at Christmas. They both seemed fine and very happy." |
| She added: "There is no way on earth that Mark would do anything to harm Tash." | She added: "There is no way on earth that Mark would do anything to harm Tash." |
| Car accident | Car accident |
| Mr Speight is known as one of the faces of BBC children's TV, particularly the SMart programme, which he has presented since 1995. | Mr Speight is known as one of the faces of BBC children's TV, particularly the SMart programme, which he has presented since 1995. |
| He had worked with Ms Collins, who was also a model, on children's series See It Saw It. | He had worked with Ms Collins, who was also a model, on children's series See It Saw It. |
| Mark Speight has also appeared on CBeebies' Smarteenies Speight's TV career | Mark Speight has also appeared on CBeebies' Smarteenies Speight's TV career |
| She was planning to set up her own production company with compensation she received after a car accident seven years ago. | She was planning to set up her own production company with compensation she received after a car accident seven years ago. |
| On Friday a statement was issued on behalf of Ms Collins' mother, whose first name was not given. | On Friday a statement was issued on behalf of Ms Collins' mother, whose first name was not given. |
| "We are all absolutely distraught over the death of Natasha," it read. "She was our loving, caring daughter who was always full of life. | "We are all absolutely distraught over the death of Natasha," it read. "She was our loving, caring daughter who was always full of life. |
| "This is a very emotional time for us as a family. We ask simply to be allowed to grieve." | "This is a very emotional time for us as a family. We ask simply to be allowed to grieve." |
| A spokeswoman for Mr Speight said the presenter had found Ms Collins' body in the bathroom of their home in St John's Wood "and immediately called an ambulance and the police". | A spokeswoman for Mr Speight said the presenter had found Ms Collins' body in the bathroom of their home in St John's Wood "and immediately called an ambulance and the police". |
| "Mark was the only other person present in the flat and has therefore been questioned by police as a matter of course. | "Mark was the only other person present in the flat and has therefore been questioned by police as a matter of course. |
| "He is assisting police with their enquiries and had nothing to do with Natasha's death," she said, before adding: "Mark is absolutely distraught." | "He is assisting police with their enquiries and had nothing to do with Natasha's death," she said, before adding: "Mark is absolutely distraught." |
| A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said a suspected drug overdose was one line of inquiry which was being considered. | A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said a suspected drug overdose was one line of inquiry which was being considered. |
| Further details of the circumstances leading up to Ms Collins' death are unlikely to emerge before a post-mortem is conducted, and this is expected to be on Monday. | Further details of the circumstances leading up to Ms Collins' death are unlikely to emerge before a post-mortem is conducted, and this is expected to be on Monday. |