By Paul Donnelley A ‘tortured’ corpse washed up on a beach in Spain has been identified as that of missing Briton Francis Brennan. The body of Liverpudlian Francis Brennan who went on the run rather than going to prison for stabbing someone has been found on a Spanish beach Brennan, 25, from Anfield, Liverpool, was last seen in the Costa del Sol town of Javea on January 24 when he was taken away in handcuffs by men posing as Guardia Civil police. His remains were found last weekend wrapped in a bin bag and duct tape washed up on Orihuela Costa beach in Alicante. It was formally identified by Spanish authorities yesterday.
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Francis Brennan, 25, fled the UK after stabbing a man at a pop concert
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Corpse had a severe head wound and was in a bag bound with duct tape
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Body had been in the water for several days and showed signs of torture
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Police said remains in 'advanced state of decomposition'
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Girlfriend travelled to Spain to beg him to return to UK; he refused
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