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Patrick Grafton-Green

Man arrested at Glasgow Airport not Frenchman suspected of killing wife and four children

Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes, pictured in 2011, has reportedly been arrested (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

A man who was arrested at Glasgow Airport was arrested by mistake and is not a Frenchman suspected of killing his wife and four children.

French police said Police Scotland officers in Glasgow detained a man on Friday who was believed to be Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes, who has been on the run for eight years.

However a French police spokesman later said that the man was not the missing suspect.

Mr Dupont de Ligonnes has been the subject of an international arrest warrant after his wife Agnes, 48, and their children, Arthur, 20, Thomas, 18, Anne, 16, and Benoit, 13, went missing in April 2011.

Their bodies were later found buried at the family home in Nantes, France, having been shot.

As the only family member not located, he became the chief suspect.

Police Scotland had said a man was arrested at Glasgow Airport in connection with a European Arrest Warrant.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "On Friday a man was arrested at Glasgow Airport and remains in police custody in connection with a European Arrest Warrant issued by the French authorities.

"Inquiries are ongoing to confirm his identity and we continue to liaise with our colleagues in the relevant agencies."

French media reported that the man arrested was identified by his fingerprints after a tip-off he was heading to Scotland.

Additional reporting by PA Media

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