A convicted killer who went on the run from an open prison has been arrested.

Marcus Coates, 54, strangled Jennie Banner, 32, with a belt at a flat in Chatham in August 2011 and left her body for five days.

He was subsequently convicted of manslaughter in 2012.

Following the court case, Detective Chief Inspector Jon Clayden described him as having a "long history of violent offending", branding him a "danger".

During sentencing, Judge Philip Statman described Coates as "dangerous", adding that he had shown no remorse - only self-pity.

Police forces across Britain were looking out for the killer after he absconded from HMP Leyhill, an open prison in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.

He was last sighted near a bus station in Bristol between 8.30-9.30am on Thursday, October 28.

Avon and Somerset police confirmed he was arrested this morning.

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