What happened to Emile Cilliers in Channel 4's The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot and did he go to prison?
11.06.2024 - 20:31
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When a marriage goes bad and the partnership turns deadly, the worst of humanity comes out. So it was with Victoria and Emile Cilliers, a married couple, with two children who went from living their dream to a coercive nightmare.
Screening on Tuesday (June 11) on Channel 4, The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot reveals the story behind Emile's narcissistic personality and Victoria's near-death experience.
The three-part shows what happened when Victoria, a woman who thought she was living with a man who loved her, was cast in the centre of a dastardly plot that saw him determined to end her life.
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Emile Cilliers is a South African-born former member of the British Army. When he was working as a physical training instructor in the Royal Artillery, he hurt his knee in a skiing accident.
He was treated by Victoria, an army physiotherapist, and they married in 2011. The couple had two children together.
By 2015, the couple had a troubled relationship, including hallmarks of what has been called coercive behaviour. Emile got into debt and would go AWOL from home for periods of time.
He was later accused by a friend of his wife's of sending inappropriate messages to her daughter, who was 16. Victoria discovered emails that he had been sent by a 'sex club' on the family computer, then she found out he was having an affair.
Emile concocted a plan where he killed Victoria off, claimed her life insurance to pay off his debt and started a new life with his girlfriend - who had no idea of his intentions. He had tried to kill his wife by leaving the gas on, but Victoria smelled the leak.
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