Man found guilty of murder after 16 years on the run
Christopher Guest More Jr was arrested in Malta in June 2019 in connection with the death of Brian Waters in 2003
Last updated 9th Dec 2021
A jury at Chester Crown Court has found a 42-year-old man guilty of murder sixteen years after the offence was committed.
In 2003 at a farmhouse in Tabley, Knutsford, Christopher Guest More Jr was one of three men who tortured and killed 44-year old Brian Waters in front of his two adult children.
Over the course of three hours, he sustained 123 injuries and was attacked with a staple gun, beaten, burned and beaten and sexually assaulted.
Shortly after he fled to Malta where police say he lived an "affluent, luxury lifestyle" under the guise of "Andrew Lamb", a fake identity.
Whilst there he lived in a newly built, 3rd-floor apartment and had previously spent time living at another large address with a swimming pool.
During the 16 hears he evaded custody he took up a job as a yacht captain working out of the 'exclusive' Portomaso Harbour.
In May 2019 Mr More was added to the list of Europe's most wanted which police described as a 'springboard' moment in their efforts to track him down.
It's taken a team of over 50 officers to bring Mr More to justice and he was finally arrested in June 2019 after 16 years of evading the police.
On Thursday, after 12 hours and 14 minutes of deliberations, the jury also found him guilty by a majority verdict of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm to Suleman Razak, who worked on the cannabis farm and was tortured at the same time as the 2003 murder.
More, wearing a grey suit and white shirt, shook his head as the verdicts were returned.
In May, a jury was discharged after it failed to agree on verdicts and a retrial began in November.
Detective Superintendent Sarah Pengelly, who has recently retired from the force, was head of the Major Investigation Team at Cheshire Police she said:
"We have been relentless. We have been determined, we have been persistent."
"It's a testament to our commitment to really to ensure that justice is served for Brian waters and his family."