British murderer arrested in Costa Blanca after eight years on the run
A British man who has been on the run for almost a decade has been arrested in Spain.
Glenn Wathall was sentenced to life in prison in 1999 after he beat his partner to death in a Christmas Day attack. But in February 2015, he vanished following a breach of bail conditions after being released from jail on parole.
Today Spanish detectives arrested him in Costa Blanca, Spain, and said he had been handed over to a judge who would now decide whether to extradite him.
Spain's national police force released footage of the arrest, showing them hauling the 65-year-old from Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, into a police station, in handcuffs.
Wathall being hauled into a Spanish police station (SOLARPIX.COM)They said in a statement: "National Police officers have arrested in Torrevieja a British fugitive wanted over the murder of his partner in 1990. He fled the UK in 2015 after being paroled.
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"He used different identities to avoid being located and had no known address in Spain, spending time at different properties belonging to elderly woman with problems of addiction or some type of cognitive impairment who provided him with economic sustenance.
"The investigation began at the start of this year when UK authorities, through Interpol, made officers here aware of the possible presence of a man convicted for murdering his partner in 1990. After being bailed in 2015 he abandoned the UK and his whereabouts remained unknown until recently.
Glenn Wathall was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1999 for beating his partner to death in a Christmas Day attack but vanished"The information provided by British authorities pointed to him being in the Torrevieja area and alerted officers here to the fact he was potentially dangerous. Investigators were told he had recently been living with two British women who had died recently, one of them suddenly."
A Spanish National Police spokesman added: "The British authorities also provided Spanish police with the number plates of two vehicles the fugitive is thought to have been using. They appeared abandoned in Torrevieja.
"The information that turned out to be key was that relating to his current partner. The suspect was intercepted as he left his home on a residential estate in Torrevieja. He has now been handed over to a judge who will decide on his extradition."
After serving his jail sentence, Wathall was released but "breached bail conditions" in February 2015. EVer since he has been "wanted for recall to prison" and in April of this year, Crimstoppers issued a fresh appeal for him. They said: "Staffordshire Police are appealing for information on the current whereabouts of Glenn Wathall in relation to breach of bail conditions.
"Wathall was imprisoned for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was released but breached bail conditions in February 2015 in the Stafford area. He has links to Doncaster and South Yorkshire."
A Staffordshire Police spokesman added at the time: "We are appealing to the public to get in touch if they have seen, or have any information, over the whereabouts of Glenn Wathall. The 65-year-old is wanted for recall to prison. He also has connections in Doncaster and Sheffield."
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