Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 3

The LONDON STANDARD THURSDAY AUGUST 28 Doctor accused after first wife is exhumed in Spain itirk Murder charge that Baksh with his present wife Madhu who he is accused of attempting to murder by Patrick DOCTOR John Baksh was sent for trial today accused of murdering his first wife Dr Baksh 53 of Bick-ley Road Bickley was charged with that on or before January 1 1983 he murdered Ruby Kusum Baksh in Spain The body of 47-year-old Dr Ruby Baksh was IN MEMORY Dr Ruby tomb in Spain HOLIDAY SNAF Dr McGowan wishes the court to know that he will be pleading not Magistrate Ronald Barker committed Baksh for trial at the Central Criminal Court by Caroline Davies whole range of opportunities offered by the BBC were "As journalist I would he mad to turn it down" He has spent 16 years at ITN much of it reading the News at Ten lib move will mean a complete change of lifestyle "It will mean I am home In time to kiss the children goodnight and read them a bedtime he said Baksh has already been sent for trial accused of the attempted murder of his second wife Madhu 43 who was found injured In bushes in Bromley in January Mrs Baksh's body was exhumed from a wall niche In a Spanish cemetery last May With thunder rumbling In the surrounding hills pathologist Iain West and a chain-smoking Spanish colleague examined the body watched by Det Supt Norman Stockford from the Metropolitan Police Samples A number of villagers from the area were also allowed into the cemetery to watch After several hours a number of tissue samples had been taken from the body which was then returned to its coffin and re-interred in its wall grave Mrs' Baksh shared a practice with her husband in Bromley The couple had a daughter and a son Reena and San ay both teenagers The BBC was keeping silent over how much Mr Lewis would earn from hb new contract Pamela Armstrong believed to have been offered £72000 for a 20 month contract Reflecting on hb career with ITN Mr Lewis 41 said: "I shall always be deeply grateful to ITN for 16 years of rich experience as both a reporter and a newscaster "It has been a privilege and a pleasure working with such nn esteemed team of exhumed from her mountainside grave in Mojacar Almeria in May Alan Baldwin defending told Bow Street magistrates Baksh ITN liewsc aster Martyn Lewis is joining the BBC He to present a new style lunchtime news five days a week on BBC-1 as part of its all-day TV service beginning in the autumn News of Us move comes a week after the defection of newsreader Pamela Armstrong from ITN to join new Daytime service Mr Lewis said he was delighted with the move a venr Mr move for me It decision I have not taken lightly or easily he said msmssmssa arvrarefyjbe achieved by exercise or dietjlone i here is now a si3W3DB0i Here is the leaving forthe ageing face (Tinvite'VoiJ toa fconfidential consultation r1 3dgdjirlai JJISnSlISLtEIuHi1.