Police hunt for killer behind '38 murders'

COPS are hunting a hitman feared to be behind 38 murders.

- SCOTT HESKETH

He is nicknamed Bits and Pieces because of the way he is said to slaughter victims.

The killer is said to inject them first with a blood-thickening chemical so they don't bleed to death - to prolong the agony.

The man, who we are not identifying, is being sought by the National Crime Agency, Interpol and America's Drug Enforcement Agency He is said to be a 'go-to' contract killer in Spain, Holland and Dubai with links to UK armed forces and Irish terrorists.