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How Britain's 'Most Wanted' Man Was Caught

Josh Hanson murder

Shane O'Brien was one of Britain's most wanted criminals.

The 31-year-old stabbed Josh Hanson to death in a bar in Hillingdon, west London, in October 2015 then went on the run for three-and-a-half years.

He was on Interpol and Europol's "most wanted" lists before he was extradited from Romania earlier this year.

He was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on 1 October and was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 26 years on Wednesday.

Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh explains how he managed to track him down.

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