This is a step forward in the investigation into Philippine's murder. Taha O., main suspect in the murder of the 19-year-old girl in September, who was arrested in Switzerland, must be extradited Wednesday November 6 to Francea source close to the matter told Agence France Presse on Monday, confirming information from CNews.
He was heard again on Monday November 4 by the Public Prosecutor's Office of the canton of Geneva and confirmed his consent to being handed over to France according to a simplified extradition procedure, the Paris prosecutor's office indicated. His lawyer in Switzerland, Me Florence Yersin, had already announced on Tuesday October 29 that hehad accepted this extradition, after initially refusing it. However, the date of his transfer was not known.
Philippine, a student at Paris-Dauphine University, was found buried in the Bois de Boulogne, in western Paris, on September 21. A judicial investigation has been opened for rape and homicide. Taha O., a 22-year-old Moroccan and the main suspect, was arrested at Geneva's main station on September 24.
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