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| Wanted tycoon 'spotted at marina' | Wanted tycoon 'spotted at marina' |
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| Police are investigating reports a businessman at the centre of a manhunt was at a boatyard in Surrey the day after his girlfriend was found dead. | Police are investigating reports a businessman at the centre of a manhunt was at a boatyard in Surrey the day after his girlfriend was found dead. |
| Ian Griffin, 39, has been missing since Kinga Legg's battered body was found at Hotel Le Bristol in Paris on Tuesday. | Ian Griffin, 39, has been missing since Kinga Legg's battered body was found at Hotel Le Bristol in Paris on Tuesday. |
| Cheshire Police found a Porsche 911 at a property connected to Mr Griffin and have urged him to come forward. | Cheshire Police found a Porsche 911 at a property connected to Mr Griffin and have urged him to come forward. |
| Business owners reported seeing him at Shepperton Marina, where he is thought to have a boat, on Wednesday. | Business owners reported seeing him at Shepperton Marina, where he is thought to have a boat, on Wednesday. |
| The couple keep a high-powered speed boat at the marina, according to administrator Billy Leisengang. | |
| We are investigating what is one of a number of sightings across the country Surrey Police spokesperson | We are investigating what is one of a number of sightings across the country Surrey Police spokesperson |
| He said: "It was between midday and 2pm when one of my colleagues said, look there's Ian. | |
| "I looked up and he was getting into a taxi which then drove away. | |
| "Later, when I heard about what happened in Paris, it was a great shock. | |
| "I had met Ian a few times and Kinga once. They were very decent people, the sort of people we like to have here at the Marina." | |
| Surrey Police have confirmed they are investigating the sighting, which they said was one of several across England. | |
| Ms Legg was found dead in the hotel room by a cleaner | |
| Officers were made aware of his suspected visit by local businesses alerted by media coverage of Mr Griffin's 36-year-old girlfriend's death. | Officers were made aware of his suspected visit by local businesses alerted by media coverage of Mr Griffin's 36-year-old girlfriend's death. |
| "We are investigating what is one of a number of sightings across the country," said a spokesperson. | "We are investigating what is one of a number of sightings across the country," said a spokesperson. |
| "A search at a residential address in Surrey is ongoing," he added. | "A search at a residential address in Surrey is ongoing," he added. |
| Cheshire Police, who are supporting French authorities in the international hunt for Mr Griffin, have also been searching properties related to the businessman. | Cheshire Police, who are supporting French authorities in the international hunt for Mr Griffin, have also been searching properties related to the businessman. |
| On Sunday, they said a number of his associates had also been traced and interviewed by officers, but that Mr Griffin remained at large. | On Sunday, they said a number of his associates had also been traced and interviewed by officers, but that Mr Griffin remained at large. |
| Police plea | |
| "If Ian Griffin is in the north west we would urge him to make contact with police, either in Cheshire or elsewhere in the region," a spokeswoman said. | "If Ian Griffin is in the north west we would urge him to make contact with police, either in Cheshire or elsewhere in the region," a spokeswoman said. |
| Polish-born Ms Legg checked into the £1,000-a-night hotel on Monday. Mr Griffin arrived later. | Polish-born Ms Legg checked into the £1,000-a-night hotel on Monday. Mr Griffin arrived later. |
| His girlfriend's body was found by a cleaner the following day. | His girlfriend's body was found by a cleaner the following day. |
| French police said she had died from "internal bleeding caused by multiple blows". | French police said she had died from "internal bleeding caused by multiple blows". |
| Marina staff said they were shocked by the hunt for Mr Griffin | |
| There may have been up to 12 hours between Mr Griffin leaving the Bristol in his Porsche and Miss Legg's body being found in the bathroom of their suite, police said. | There may have been up to 12 hours between Mr Griffin leaving the Bristol in his Porsche and Miss Legg's body being found in the bathroom of their suite, police said. |
| Mr Griffin, originally from Warrington, previously lived in Knutsford with Ms Legg and had several businesses listed in Cheshire. | Mr Griffin, originally from Warrington, previously lived in Knutsford with Ms Legg and had several businesses listed in Cheshire. |
| In 2006 he was declared bankrupt at Warrington County Court. | In 2006 he was declared bankrupt at Warrington County Court. |
| Two plain-clothes officers from Cheshire Police were stationed outside his parents' home in Delph Lane, Winwick, on Friday. | Two plain-clothes officers from Cheshire Police were stationed outside his parents' home in Delph Lane, Winwick, on Friday. |
| Ms Legg owned international company Vegex, which supplied Tesco and other supermarkets with tomatoes. | Ms Legg owned international company Vegex, which supplied Tesco and other supermarkets with tomatoes. |
| The company has a site in Oxshott, Surrey - where the couple also shared a home - and Opatówek, Poland. | The company has a site in Oxshott, Surrey - where the couple also shared a home - and Opatówek, Poland. |