Ninth Circle
Loretta Lamb
Simon Smethurst 1980 - 2017
Simon was born in Tynemouth before his parents moved to Sunderland. He got A* GCSE levels in English Language and Literature and A* at A level for English Language and Literature. Attending the University of South Shields he received a 2.2 in Accountancy going to work for Sage and doing the accounts for the Sage Gateshead. There he was very much involved with the young theatre as well as producing a Podcast and fanzie for Ninth Circle as well as attending numerous conventions for the series at home and abroad. He loved to write fan fiction winning The Sunderland Short Story Award in 2011. As well as Ninth Circle he was a superfan of The Waking Dead and Blake's 7. He chained himself to the raillings of Sky TV in Isleworth when they abandoned their plans to re-launch Blake's 7.
Gavin Mohammed 1991 - 2017
Gavin was born in Luton to first generation parents form Pakistan. He got A* GCSE levels in English Language and Literature and A* at A level for English Language and Literature. Attending the University of Buckinghamshire he received a 2.2 in Accountancy becoming the accountant for the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Gavin was a much adored and popular member of the Ninth Circle Fandom. He loved to write fan fiction winning Luton & Bedfordshire Community Awards in 2017,2018 and 2019. He met Simon at the Kidderminster fanfest for Ninth Circle in 2010 and the two were inseparable from that point.
The Tragic Accident
I never met Gavin although spoke to him via email. Simon I did meet being one of the last people to see him alive. Boy was he alive at the time. This was his chance to steer the course of his favourite show. He suddenly went missing along with Gavin, at the time it was speculated that the two were in a tubluent relationship as they had been fighting. Gavin had expressed jealousy towards Simon online, believing him to be in a relationship with Spencer. Items of clothing from them were discovered at Tynemouth Pier near to Simon's home town of Sunderland and letters now found to be written by Spencer were found to corrobate this. The police pieced together a suicide murder. As trubute we went ahead and filmed the successful last episode of Season 7 written by Gavin, Simon and Spencer. Both bodies were then discovered in 2018 the Thames under the wooden bridge at Bray Marina tied to breeze blocks by horse harnesses. Spencer owned up immediately claiming self defence that he thought he was going sexually attacked by the two men. Chief Justice Alex Redmond then passed a very reasonable sentence of 14 years that my defence team and contacts in the legal system managed to obtain. Spencer is very grateful for the help I provided in mounting his defence and reducing his sentence.
River Thames at Bray Marina Bridge when Simon and Gavin's bodies were found
Bray Bridge Marina