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22nd Sep 2016

Former Eggheads panellist CJ de Mooi arrested for alleged murder

Breaking news this morning.

Cathy Donohue

Former Eggheads panellist CJ de Mooi has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

The Wales native was arrested at Heathrow Airport under his real name Joseph Connagh.

According to the BBC, the European Arrest Warrant was issued in the Netherlands relating to a murder charge.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police has said that Connagh will appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court this Thursday.

Forty-six-year-old Joseph, who hails from Monmouthshire, south east Wales, was one of the show’s five original panellists.

He joined the quiz show in 2003 and announced his departure in 2011 to pursue an acting career.