A man whom gardaí want to talk to in relation to the death of his wife in Dublin two years ago has been arrested in England.
Goodwill Udechukwe is being detained by police in London on suspicion of shoplifting.
He is due to appear in Bow Street Magistrates' Court in the morning.
Gardaí issued an appeal for assistance in tracking him down after his wife, Jamaican woman Natasha Gray, was found dead in an apartment in Dublin in February 2003.
She was bludgeoned to death at her home in Royal Canal View, Phibsboro.
She was the mother of a four-year-old child and a four-month-old baby.
It is believed she had been married to Mr Udechukwe for about a year.
Mr Udechukwe was arrested yesterday afternoon in London and gave police a false name.
However when his fingerprints were checked on the computer it emerged he was wanted in Ireland.
A European Arrest Warrant has been issued for him and it is understood that Gardaí will travel to London and seek his extradition.
A native of Nigeria, he came to Ireland seeking political asylum but was refused.
Mr Udechukwe was convicted of assault in Dublin two years ago after he became violent when he was refused rent allowance.
It took seven Gardaí to restrain him when he lost his temper and when they tried to handcuff him he began to kick and punch and dived at one of the Gardaí in an attempt to bite him.
It is believed he is also wanted in Austria for attacking and biting three quarters of the nose off his former partner there.
