Eva Rausing's Body 'Found Under Bin Bags Two Months After She Was Last Seen Alive'
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The decomposing body of heiress Eva Rausing was found under a pile of bedding, clothing and bin bags two months after she was last seen alive, a court heard.

Her husband, Hans Kristian Rausing, the 49-year-old heir to the Tetra Pak fortune, appeared in court charged with preventing the lawful and decent burial of her body.

West London magistrates’ court heard that officers went to the couple’s £70 million home in Chelsea, west London, and discovered Mrs Rausing’s body in a second-floor bedroom in a “secure annexe” on July 9.

She was lying underneath a large pile of clothes, bed linen and bin bags, 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.

Rausing was represented at the 10-minute court hearing by Alexander Cameron QC, the older brother of David Cameron, the Prime Minister.

The heir, 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. » | Sam Marsden | Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Eva Rausing: Husband Hans Kristian Rausing Arrested on Suspicion of Murder

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of his wife Eva Rausing. He is currently being treated for alcohol withdrawal.

• Hans Kristian Rausing arrested on suspicion of the murder of his wife Eva

• Post-mortem carried out but inconclusive. Further toxicology tests ordered

• Hans Kristian Rausing being treated for alcohol withdrawal

• Small amount of drugs found in car of Hans Kristian Rausing when stopped by police

• Police found lifeless body of Eva Rausing when they searched Chelsea mansion

Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of his wife Eva Rausing, an inquest heard today.

Police are still waiting to question the 49-year-old after interviews were suspended on Tuesday so he could be treated for alcohol withdrawal.

The mother-of-four's body was discovered after her husband, Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing, 49, was stopped by police officers in Wandsworth, south London, after being spotted driving erratically.

Mr Rausing, whose family is worth an estimated £4.5 billion and were ranked as Britain's 12th richest in last year's Sunday Times Rich List, is being represented 7/7 barrister Neil Saunders QC.

A post-mortem has been carried out by Home Office pathologist Nat Carey, in the presence of defence pathologist Simon Poole, but no obvious cause of death has been found.

Further tests including toxicology are pending. » | Friday, July 13, 2012

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