Ghana Police arrests Simpson-Kent, man wanted in murder case of British actress and sons

The man wanted for questioning in the UK in a murder incident of his girlfriend, Sian Blake and her two young sons has been arrested in the country by the Ghana Police, the BBC reports.

Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48 is reported to be in the grips of the Ghana police today Saturday, two days after the police got involved in the hunt for him.

The bodies of Sian Blake, 43, her two sons eight-year-old Zachary and four-year-old Amon, were found in the garden of their London home last Tuesday.

The family had been reported missing on December 16, 2015.

Simpson-Kent was arrested in Cape Coast among tourists in Cape Coast. His extended family is said to be in Cape Coast.

The Metropolitan Police and Interpol were involved in the hunt.

By Emmanuel K. Dogbevi