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| Eva Rausing smiling away,, |
She was lying underneath a pile of clothes, bed linen and bin bags “several
feet deep” and was in an “advanced state of decomposition”, the court heard.Brinkman May, for the prosecution, said Mrs Rausing, 48, was last seen by a
financial consultant on May 3.
Mr Rausing was represented at the 10-minute hearing by Alexander Cameron QC,
the older brother of David Cameron, the Prime Minister.
Rausing, whose family established the Swedish Tetra Pak drinks carton empire,
was arrested in Wandsworth, south London, at 11am on July 9 on suspicion of
driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.Police could not smell alcohol on his breath but his pupils were dilated, and
a search of the car revealed a crack pipe in the footwell as well as a
quantity of cannabis and a substance believed to be cocaine, the court heard
.
The court was told that Mrs Rausing returned to London from rehab in California on April 29, and appeared unwell, with a swollen face and right leg, when she was last seen by a member of the couple’s housekeeping staff.Rausing looked ashen-faced as he sat in the dock of the court alongside a security guard with his hands crossed in his lap.
His beard and hair flecked with grey, he wore black-rimmed glasses, a chronograph watch, a navy blue double-breasted suit and a pale blue shirt buttoned up without a tie.
He was still wearing his wedding ring and carried a copy of the 2005 novel As Seen On TV by Irish author Chris Kerr.
Confirming his name and address, he spoke clearly but quickly with a slight Swedish accent. He was not asked to enter a plea.
District judge James Henderson released Rausing on bail on condition that he resides at the Capio Nightingale psychiatric hospital in Marylebone, central London, and does not leave unless he is accompanied by a member of hospital staff.
The billionaire heir was ordered to appear before Isleworth Crown Court in west London on July 26.
Rausing’s parents Hans and Marit said after the hearing that they were mourning the death of their son’s “beloved” wife.
They said in a statement: “Her death, and the details of subsequent events, are a reminder of the distorted reality of drug addiction.
“They desperately hope that their dear son, Hans, may find the strength to begin the long and hard journey of de-toxification and rehabilitation.”
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The court was told that Mrs Rausing returned to London from rehab in California on April 29, and appeared unwell, with a swollen face and right leg, when she was last seen by a member of the couple’s housekeeping staff.Rausing looked ashen-faced as he sat in the dock of the court alongside a security guard with his hands crossed in his lap.
His beard and hair flecked with grey, he wore black-rimmed glasses, a chronograph watch, a navy blue double-breasted suit and a pale blue shirt buttoned up without a tie.
He was still wearing his wedding ring and carried a copy of the 2005 novel As Seen On TV by Irish author Chris Kerr.
Confirming his name and address, he spoke clearly but quickly with a slight Swedish accent. He was not asked to enter a plea.
District judge James Henderson released Rausing on bail on condition that he resides at the Capio Nightingale psychiatric hospital in Marylebone, central London, and does not leave unless he is accompanied by a member of hospital staff.
The billionaire heir was ordered to appear before Isleworth Crown Court in west London on July 26.
Rausing’s parents Hans and Marit said after the hearing that they were mourning the death of their son’s “beloved” wife.
They said in a statement: “Her death, and the details of subsequent events, are a reminder of the distorted reality of drug addiction.
“They desperately hope that their dear son, Hans, may find the strength to begin the long and hard journey of de-toxification and rehabilitation.”
