Man with ghastly back tattoo lands on Europe’s most wanted list

A BRITISH man with an ugly back tattoo, similar to the one on Ben Affleck, has been added to Europe’s “most wanted” list.

SHANE O’Brien has dodged the authorities for a number of years.

He is wanted in connection to the death of 21-year-old Josh Hanson, who died from a stab wound to his neck, at a bar in West London back in 2015.

Europop released a list of Europe’s most wanted on Friday and O’Brien is on the list.

They are offering a $50,000 reward for information on the 30-year-old, who has drastically changed his look in recent years.

In a 2015 photo released by Scotland Yard, he was shown to have facial stubble, short hair and a tattoo across his back which read “Shannon 15-04-06.”

Shane O'Brien drastically changed his appearance, including the massive back tattoo, to help him evade authorities. Picture: Metropolitan Police

O’Brien was arrested in Prague in February 2017 on a criminal damage charge, but was released on bail, because he used a fake identity with those police.

By then, O’Brien had given himself a full makeover, sporting a thick beard and shoulder-length hair.

He also had new ink — similar to Affleck’s famously tacky phoenix tattoo — of a huge owl with its wings spread carrying a skull, which covers up the original “Shannon” tribute.

Affleck’s tattoo, which he claims is apparently a fake, despite being identical to one he was spotted with in 2015, depicts the mythical bird rising from the ashes.

This article was originally published in the New York Post and is republished with permission.