Police given more time to quiz boyfriend over death of TV star’s girl
DETECTIVES have been given extra time to question the boyfriend of the daughter of Holby City actor John Michie who was found dead at the Bestival music festival.
The body of Louella Michie was discovered in woodlands on the edge of the festival site in Lulworth, Dorset at 1am yesterday — her 25th birthday — following a police search.
Mr Michie and his wife Carol, a former member of the Hot Gossip dance troupe, dashed to the scene from their north London home after receiving a panicked call from her boyfriend with a WhatsApp map pinpointing the spot where their daughter lay.
The boyfriend, 28, was arrested on suspicion of murder to allow police to “establish the full circumstances” of her death. Mr Michie, 60, has paid tribute to his “beautiful” daughter, the youngest of his three children, and indicated the family believed she had died in a “tragic accident”.
Jamie Jamieson, understood to be in a relationship with Ms Michie’s sister Daisy, told friends online: “The Michie family do not believe this was murder in any way, contrary to the suggestions in certain tabloid news outlets. John and Carol Michie have asked me to post this. Please share.”
The results of a post-mortem examination into the cause of death were due to be released later today. Her death is being treated as “unexplained”.
Ms Michie graduated in musical theatre at the Tiffany Theatre College in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 2012. She modelled for London clothing brand Nympha and fitness company House of Voga and starred in a hip hop dance video on YouTube.
A family friend said: “[ John Michie] just wants to make it clear there is no suggestion of murder ... she was a happy vibrant girl and it’s just an accident and he is clear about that, the whole family are clear about that.”