Man arrested in Lakes now on Britain's most wanted list

Stephen Carruthers is wanted on suspicion of 18 offences of making indecent photographs of a child. Credit: Crimestoppers

A former Ambleside man is one of Britain's most wanted fugitives.

43-year-old Stephen Carruthers is wanted by Cumbria Police on suspicion of 18 offences of making indecent photographs of a child.

The UK crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, and the National Crime Agency have published a list of some of the country's most wanted fugitives as part of 'Operation Captura'. They're believed to be hiding in Spain.

In March 2014 Carruthers was arrested when police officers carried out a search warrant at an address in Ambleside where he was living at the time.

He was interviewed and denied committing any offences. He was given bail but disappeared.

He is described as 172cm tall, medium build, with short brown hair or shaved head and has blue eyes.