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UK's 'most wanted' woman starts jail term after evading justice for nine years

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One of the UK's most wanted fugitives is starting a prison sentence after spending nine years on the run. Sarah Panitzke appeared in court for her role in a multimillion-pound VAT fraud after she was arrested in Spain and extradited back to the UK.

The 48-year-old, originally from York, absconded in May 2013 while standing trial for money laundering offences and subsequently featured in the National Crime Agency's (NCA) list of most wanted suspects.

She was convicted and sentenced in her absence to eight years in prison. Panitzke and her 17 co-conspirators were given sentences totalling 135 years for a multimillion-pound VAT fraud, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said after her arrest. READ MORE: Lucy Letby: Nurse accused of murdering babies has not guilty verdict recorded on one charge After spending nearly a decade on the run, police officers finally caught up with her in Spain.

She was arrested while she walked her two dogs in the small town of Santa Barbara near the Catalan coast on February 27. Panitzke had launched an appeal against extradition proceedings, but it failed and she returned to the UK earlier this week.

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