Earl’s ex-wife faces murder probe

THE estranged wife of the missing Earl of Shaftesbury is receiving treatment for depression in hospital after allegedly admitting she played a part in her husband’s disappearance, it was revealed last night.

The flamboyant aristocrat’s third wife, Djamilia M’Barek, 37, was arrested on Friday in Cannes. She appeared before a judge in Grasse on Saturday and was placed under investigation for murder. Judicial sources said that the move is a step short of formal charges.

Her brother, Mohamed M’Barek, 40, was questioned on Saturday at his home near Munich and is currently being transferred to France to face questioning for murder.