Suspected child sex offender arrested

AN Irish-born suspected child sex offender who has evaded British police for three years and was believed to be hiding out in Spain has been arrested in Longford.

Patrick Pious Hancox, aged 68, was identified on March 22 after a number of complaints were made by families who saw young children enter his home in the Gleann Riada estate.

The Dublin-born pensioner is one of Britain’s most wanted suspected criminals, with the Crimestoppers charity recently naming him as a suspect believed to be based in the Costa del Sol.