GMP are to push for the extradition of the alleged mastermind of the fatal attack on Thomas Campbell. As reported in the Manchester Evening News four days ago, John Belfield, 28, was arrested on drugs charges in south America.
Belfield, who was named in court as one of Thomas' killers was held in Suriname, a small country on the north eastern coast of South America, which borders Guyana and Brazil. Today GMP formally confirmed he had been held and said it was their intention to bring him back to Manchester.
Mr Campbell, 38-year-old was robbed and 'tortured to death' in his own home after being ambushed by three men. Three people, including Thomas's ex-wife Coleen Campbell, were jailed last month for their roles in Thomas's death. Belfield was not in the dock during the trial and was believed to have fled the country. After the convictions of the three, GMP renewed their appeal for information on Belfield, and said intelligence has suggested he had been in Tenerife.
