The son of Lord Michael Ashcroft and his common law wife separated months before she was arrested for killing a senior police officer in Belize, MailOnline can reveal.
Wealthy socialite Jasmine Hartin and Andrew Ashcroft, son of Tory grandee Lord Ashcroft, have four-year old twins but sources told MailOnline that the couple separated 'months' before she was arrested for the shooting of Superintendent Henry Jemmott.
Sources revealed that Hartin and Andrew kept details of the split secret to 'maintain appearances' and were living separate lives when the high-profile incident took place.
Wealthy socialite Jasmine Hartin (right) and Andrew Ashcroft (left)), son of Tory grandee Lord Ashcroft, separated months before she was arrested for killing a senior police officer in Belize
Hartin was detained in the early hours of May 28 after Superintendent Jemmott, a father of five, was found floating dead beside a pier on the upmarket holiday island of San Pedro, which lies just off the coast of Belize.
Hartin, 32 has been charged with manslaughter-by-negligence and released on bail, with local media reporting that she has been living away from the marital home in a compound owned by the Ashcroft family.
Following her high-profile arrest, prosecutors accepted her claim that she shot Superintendent Jemmott by accident as he was showing her how to handle his firearm while they drank together.
Earlier this week, explosive video obtained by Dailymail.com showed Hartin lashing out at Andrew, 43 and accusing him of denying her access to their two children.
Wealthy Canadian socialite Hartin (right), 32 has been charged with manslaughter-by-negligence and released on bail
The 32-year-old Canadian expat socialite has been released on bail on a manslaughter-by-negligence charge over the killing of police superintendent Henry Jemmott in the island town of San Pedro
The confrontation between the estranged couple took place at the plush, five-star Alia Belize resort which is owned by the Ashcroft family on Tuesday.
Lord Ashcroft, 75, has extensive business interests in Belize and has even represented it at the United Nations.
Hartin, who is listed as the hotel's director of 'lifestyle and experience' filmed herself on her mobile phone persistently asking Andrew why he does not allow her to see their twins, Charlie and Ellie.
In one video, she confronts him in the hotel kitchen, demanding: 'Why won't you let me see the kids Andrew? Why won't you let me see the children?'
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