The man suspected of killing an EastEnders actress and her two children is set to be extradited to the UK from Ghana, according to reports.
Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, is wanted over the death of his partner Sian Blake, 43, and their two sons, Zachary, eight, and four-year-old Amon.
He is due to fly to the UK on Thursday night accompanied by a team of British police officers, Ghanaian news site Citi FM Online reported.
The British hairdresser appeared in court in Ghana in January and was reported to not be fighting extradition.
He left the UK days after Ms Blake and the two children were reported missing.
They were last seen on December 13 and were found buried in the back garden of the family home in Erith, Kent, on January 5.
Police had spoken to Simpson-Kent at the house on December 16, and returned two days later to find the property empty. He arrived in Ghana the following day and was arrested on January 9.
Scotland Yard is under investigation by the police watchdog for the way it handled the missing persons inquiry, and why it took more than three weeks to find the bodies of Ms Blake and her sons.
The back garden of the house was only thoroughly searched in early January after murder squad detectives were called in.
Ms Blake played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders between 1996 and 1997. She was suffering from motor neurone disease before she died.
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