Fugitive murder suspect Ryan Jenkins has been found dead in a motel from an apparent suicide, Canadian police said today.

Canadian authorities intensified the manhunt for the millionaire reality TV star accused of murdering a former swimsuit model and stuffing her naked, mutilated body in a suitcase.

A £13,000 (€19,000) diamond was found in a prison shower drain after an inmate told authorities he had swallowed and regurgitated the jewel each time he was transferred.