A fugitive Mafia boss wanted by the Italian authorities told officers who arrested him in the UK “I’m not going back, they will kill me”, a court heard.

A fugitive Mafia boss caught hiding in suburbia was a leader in a murderous gang that “spread terror in Sicily”, a court heard yesterday.

A fugitive Mafia boss who has been hiding in British suburbia for 20 years could be released on bail today amid concerns that there are “significant deficiencies” with the warrant for his arrest.