Arthur Simpson-Kent arrested in Ghana

The suspected killer of EastEnders actress Sian Blake has been arrested by the Police.

Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, was armed with a 'knife and a spoon' when he was detained in the coastal town of Takoradi.

He was tracked down by Ghanaian detectives after fleeing to the country on December 19.

He has been wanted since the bodies of Ms Blake and their two sons Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, were found on Tuesday buried in shallow graves in his family's back garden.

Interpol's Director in Ghana said: 'He has been arrested. He had a knife and a spoon on him.'

Four Met officers had also travelled to Ghana as part of the investigation.

The hairdresser and former model arrived in Accra on December 19 - three days after police questioned him at the family home in Erith, Kent.

According to media report, he could be on a flight back to the UK either as early as tomorrow or on Monday.

They died from “head and neck injuries”, a post-mortem found, before being hidden in their own garden.

Kent-Simpson will face questions over the deaths of Sian, 43, and her boys.

He is believed to have travelled to Ghana the same day after police visited him at their home in UK but was later arrested on Saturday 9, 2016, in Takoradi.

Meanwhile, in an interview with Pulse.com.gh, Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service, DSP Cephas Arthur said his outfit is yet to be briefed on the matter.