Philip Foster, a former actor from Brookside, is arrested in Spain over an alleged £13.6 million fraud. British media report he is in custody in Alicante and is wanted to serve an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence connected to the case.
The outlets describe Foster as a fugitive who had fled the UK. One report says he has been arrested after jumping bail ahead of a fraud trial. Multiple sources add that the alleged fraud targets young models. All accounts state that he is expected to be extradited to the UK to continue serving his sentence.
While the reporting agrees on the arrest location, the broad fraud allegation, and the length of the sentence, the emphasis varies. One outlet foregrounds the fact that he is a fugitive, another highlights that he is wanted after failing to comply with bail, and another focuses on the scale of the alleged fraud and its link to young models.
