A MAN wanted in connection with a murder investigation in Ormskirk has been arrested in Greece.

Police have been hunting for Thomas Dures, 21, for the past 16 months after Matthew Daulby was stabbed to death in July 2023.

Authorities caught up with him in Athens on Monday, December 2 and he appeared before a court in Greece this morning.

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Detectives widened their net to Spain in search for Dures and offered a £20,000 reward for any information leading to his arrest.

Arrangements have been made to bring him back to the United Kingdom.