CJ de Mooi off Eggheads is arrested on suspicion of MURDER

CJ de Mooi

by Emmeline Saunders |
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UPDATE: Joseph Connagh, also known as CJ de Mooi, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

He was stopped by police at Heathrow under a European arrest warrant issued by Dutch police.

He's due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

We'll bring you more on this as we hear it.

Original story published on 7 September 2015

CJ's arrest appears to be linked to the claims he made in his 2015 autobiography CJ: My Journey From The Streets To The Screen, in which he spoke about his experience of living homeless in Amsterdam – and how he once had to defend himself from a knife-wielding mugger.

“He caught me on the wrong day and I just snapped,” he wrote about the incident.

“I punched him so hard in the face, knocked the knife out of his hand and threw him in the canal. I fully suspect I killed him. I’ve no idea what happened to him.”

CJ continued: “It was the only outburst of violence I’ve ever done. That’s one of the main reasons why I absolutely abhor all violence.”

The TV personality also opened up about his past as a 17-year-old rent boy, admitting that he doesn’t regret that part of his life.

“My body was the only commodity I had and if I wanted to eat, I had to sell it... I wish I hadn’t had to do it but I don’t regret doing it,” he added.

CJ: My Journey From The Streets To The Screen is out now.

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