Man in Newport car crash is son of former Cardiff and QPR footballer Leon Jeanne
A MAN who was in a crash that killed three people after five friends disappeared from a nightclub is the son of former footballer Leon Jeanne.
Cops today discovered three bodies after Rafel Jeanne-Actie, Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin vanished on Friday night.
The group had not been seen since enjoying a night out at the Muffler nightclub in Newport, Wales.
And after a desperate search, Gwent Police this morning confirmed a car had been found, with three of the five occupants tragically killed.
Police have not confirmed the identities of those killed in the crash - however Eve’s family have confirmed she is one of the three dead.
Now it’s been revealed that Rafel is the son of winger Leon Jeanne, 42, who played for QPR and Cardiff City.
It comes after Darcy posted photos of her and Rafel partying the night they vanished.
The pic shows the pair smiling, with Rafel’s arm around Darcy.
It’s thought she posted the photo to her Snapchat story on the night they went missing.
Pals had previously said the friends had last been seen at the nightclub Muffler in Maesglas on Friday night.
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The VW Tiguan was recovered just after midnight on Monday March 6.
It comes as...
- Three pals were found dead in a crashed car after five people vanished while on a night out in Newport
- Eve Smith, 21, was confirmed dead by her family, who had tragically lost her sister in a crash eight years ago
- Two pals were pictured beaming on the night out before the tragedy
- The mum of Sophie Russon claimed cops told her to stop calling
- She has now revealed her agony at desperately searching for her daughter while she lay critically injured
- Haunting CCTV was shared by friends of the car before it vanished in the early hours of Saturday
- Police are now probing just what happened in the hours before the crash
Haunting CCTV has shown the white car the group had been travelling in before it was involved in a road traffic collision and came off the A48.
The snaps, shared by the young people’s families during the search, show the white car carrying the friends.
Specialist officers are supporting the families of those involved and enquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, or send a direct message on social media, quoting 2300071791.
The case has been referred to the IOPC in line with normal procedures.
