The main suspect in the murder of Philippine, a 19-year-old student killed in September in Paris, must be extradited to France on Wednesday November 6, 2024, theAgence France-Presse (AFP) a source close to the matter, this Monday, November 4, confirming information from the channel CNews .
This 22-year-old Moroccan was arrested at the main station in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 24.
He had initially refused to be handed over to France
He was heard once again, this Monday, by the public prosecutor of the canton of Geneva and confirmed his consent to a surrender to France according to a simplified extradition procedure, for its part indicated the Paris prosecutor's office.
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His lawyer in Switzerland, Me Florence Yersin had already announced on Tuesday October 29 that he had accepted this extradition, after initially refusing it. However, the date of his transfer was not known at the time.
The body of Philippine, a student at Paris-Dauphine University, was found buried in the Bois de Boulogne, in western Paris, on September 21. A judicial investigation had been opened for rape and homicide.
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