EastEnders actress murder suspect found hiding amongst rocks in Ghana

The suspected killer of British actress Sian Blake was arrested this afternoon in a dramatic swoop on his hideout in Ghana. It could be recalled that Arthur Simpson-Kent fled to Ghana after allegedly murdering British actress Sian Blake and her 2 sons. 

Detectives pounced on Arthur Simpson-Kent after tracking him to the coastal town of Takoradi in the south.They found him hiding out amongst some rocks armed with a "knife and spoon".

Reports say he gave himself up and was then taken to a nearby village where police thanked the people who had informed them of his whereabouts.

The fugitive - on the run after fleeing to Ghana on December 19 - was picked up after four Met police officers travelled to West Africa as part of a massive manhunt.

Interpol's director in Ghana told The Sun: "He has been arrested. He had a knife and a spoon on him.
"They will get him to Accra later tonight."

Simpson-Kent, 48, was picked up three days after The Sun revealed how he fled to Ghana before Christmas.

 The jobless hairdresser and former model arrived in the capital city Accra on December 19 - three days after police quizzed him at the family home in Erith, Kent.

Local detectives traced him to an address in the capital and then to his former home in Cape Coast, 150 km from Accra.

Late Sian Blake

He is thought to have spent time near the beach before moving on to a lair near Takoradi.
Officers plan to drive him back to the capital city in cuffs tonight.

It is thought he will spend the night in the custody of Interpol before he is handed over to Scotland Yard.

He could be on a plane to the UK as early as tomorrow to face questions.