Nigella Lawson leaves house as UK tabloid publishes images of Charles Saatchi squeezing her throat Images have emerged which appear to show celebrity chef Nigella Lawson's throat being squeezed by husband Charles Saatchi in public. NIGELLA Lawson has left her marital home with a suitcase just hours after shocking pictures emerged of the TV chef apparently being choked by her husband Charles Saatchi during a row in a restaurant. The 53-year-old mother of two looked anxious as she dashed into a waiting taxi with her teenager son, The Daily Mail reports. Saatchi had left their London mansion about 90 minutes before. Related: Furore over call to boycott Nigella Lawson left after horrifying images of Lawson being choked by her billionaire husband Charles Saatchi were published in Britain's Sunday People. Scotland Yard has confirmed it is investigating the incident. A spokesman said officers from the Community Safety Unit at Westminster were aware of the article, adding: "Enquires are in hand to establish the facts of the incident." He said Lawson had not lodged a complaint but declined to confirm whether any other member of the public had done so. The TV chef appears terrified as her 70-year-old husband firmly placed both hands around her throat and then appeared to squeeze on several occasions.