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Police hold Paris murder suspect | Police hold Paris murder suspect |
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A Cheshire businessman is being held by police after his girlfriend's body was found at a luxury hotel in Paris. | |
Detectives are continuing to hold 39-year-old Ian Griffin over the murder of Kinga Legg, who was found battered to death at an exclusive Paris hotel. | |
The 36-year-old's body was found at the Hotel Le Bristol a week ago. | |
Mr Griffin was arrested at 1530 BST in woodland in Macclesfield, Cheshire, where he had been sleeping rough on Monday, police said. | |
A spokesman for Cheshire Police confirmed the man was arrested under Section Nine of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. | A spokesman for Cheshire Police confirmed the man was arrested under Section Nine of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. |
The section of the act covers any murder or manslaughter committed outside of the UK. | The section of the act covers any murder or manslaughter committed outside of the UK. |
'Multiple blows' | 'Multiple blows' |
"At this stage it would appear that the man has been living rough in a tent," a spokeswoman added. | "At this stage it would appear that the man has been living rough in a tent," a spokeswoman added. |
"Cheshire Police are liaising with the French authorities." | "Cheshire Police are liaising with the French authorities." |
Polish-born Ms Legg had lived in Knutsford and had businesses listed in Cheshire. She had also previously lived in Lancashire. | Polish-born Ms Legg had lived in Knutsford and had businesses listed in Cheshire. She had also previously lived in Lancashire. |
She owned international company Vegex, which supplied Tesco and other supermarkets with tomatoes. The company has a site in Oxshott, Surrey and Opatówek, Poland. | She owned international company Vegex, which supplied Tesco and other supermarkets with tomatoes. The company has a site in Oxshott, Surrey and Opatówek, Poland. |
Her body was found by a cleaner last Tuesday and French police have confirmed she had died from "internal bleeding caused by multiple blows". | Her body was found by a cleaner last Tuesday and French police have confirmed she had died from "internal bleeding caused by multiple blows". |
Mr Griffin and Ms Legg had checked into the £1,000-a-night Hotel Le Bristol the day before. | Mr Griffin and Ms Legg had checked into the £1,000-a-night Hotel Le Bristol the day before. |
Following the discovery of Ms Legg's body, an international manhunt for Mr Griffin began. | Following the discovery of Ms Legg's body, an international manhunt for Mr Griffin began. |
His Porsche was discovered in Warrington a few days later, officers conducted tests on it and there had been several sightings of him in Surrey. | His Porsche was discovered in Warrington a few days later, officers conducted tests on it and there had been several sightings of him in Surrey. |
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. |
Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection to the murder of Ms Legg. | Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection to the murder of Ms Legg. |