Sir Richard Branson has been left devastated after a talented chef was reportedly killed in a crash on his exclusive Caribbean hideaway.
Executive sous chef Sihle Somdaka, 37, was found fatally injured after apparently losing control of an electric buggy on Necker Island, the Virgin tycoon's £95,000-a-night private paradise.
The father-of-two - hailed as a rising star of the culinary world - had just attended a raucous farewell party at the island's opulent Great House, which was once the home of Branson and his wife Joan.
Police in the British Virgin Islands have now launched a full investigation into the tragedy, which has rocked Branson's close-knit island community.
A source told The Sun: 'Sir Richard wasn't on the island when the incident occurred but has been in close contact with the family and the Necker Island team'.
