Suspect in murder of family of four arrested in Morocco

Anxiang Du, 53, is thought to have fled the UK shortly after the deaths of university lecturer Jifeng “Jeff” Ding, his wife Ge “Helen” Chui and their two daughters Alice, 12, and Xing, 18.

They were stabbed to death at their home in Wootton, on April 29 last year although their bodies were not found until May 1.

Northamptonshire Police said a man believed to be Du was arrested in Tangier on Saturday.

Detective Chief Inspector Tom Davies, who is leading the investigation, said earlier this week: “He knew the route, he had a plan and he used that three or four-day window after the murders to leave the country.

“We have focused on that period and the transport links in and out of London. It was painstaking work but after looking through all the departures we know he left on a bus from London Victoria to Paris.

“From there he used buses or trains to get to Algeciras where he boarded a ferry to Tangier.”

A formal request for extradition is being processed.