Jailed hitman flew in 2 weeks before Goldfinger murder

A HITMAN suspected of killing John “Goldfinger” Palmer at his mansion jetted in to the UK two weeks before the shooting.

- BY TOM PETTIFOR Crime Editor

Imre Arakas, dubbed The Butcher, might have been hired by one of Palmer's former criminal associates, a new Sky documentary claims.

Arakas is said to have carried out dozens of contract killings and is serving a 10-year term for murdering a cage fighter in Lithuania.

He was pictured flying in to Stansted airport in Essex 14 days before Palmer, 65, was assassinated on June 24, 2015. However, there is no record of him leaving.