{"id":188814,"date":"2016-02-11T06:01:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T06:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=188814"},"modified":"2016-02-11T06:01:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T06:01:58","slug":"british-murder-suspect-to-be-extradited-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=188814","title":{"rendered":"British murder suspect to be extradited tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

The British citizen, Arthur Simpson-Kent, who has been detained in Ghana for allegedly killing\u00a0his girlfriend and two kids will be extradited to face trial in the UK this evening.<\/p>\n

Sources have told\u00a0Citi News\u00a0<\/strong>that Simpson-Kent will be accompanied by a team of British Police officers to the UK.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”3QOiY4csdGsBZJ4AhvkooiWnQjx0Wxfp”]He\u00a0was arrested at Busua near Takoradi in the Western Region, after he reportedly fled to Ghana after for killing\u00a0his girlfriend Sian Blake, and their two children under bizarre circumstances.<\/p>\n

He is alleged to have buried the bodies of his family in a shallow grave in a\u00a0garden behind their apartment at Erith in London.<\/p>\n

The family of Sian Blake had\u00a0\u201caccused him of domestic violence\u201d few\u00a0weeks before the killings.<\/p>\n

His extradition process was ongoing steadily until he told his lawyer to request a voluntary repatriation to the UK.<\/p>\n

Stories so far:<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 8, 2016:\u00a0<\/strong>A British man suspected to have killed his girlfriend, an ex-soap opera star and her two children reportedly fled to Ghana<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. He is said to have arrived in the country on December 19, 2015.<\/p>\n

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January 9, 2016:\u00a0<\/strong>Arthur Simpson-Kent was arrested<\/a><\/strong><\/span> at his hideout\u00a0at Busua near Takoradi in the Western Region.\u00a0This was after a joint Ghana, Interpol and British Police team laid ambush for him.<\/p>\n

January 10, 2016:\u00a0<\/strong>The Government of Ghana confirmed the arrest<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of Arthur Simpson-Kent.<\/p>\n

January 11, 2016:<\/strong>\u00a0Ghana Police said they were awaiting a formal request from UK authorities to begin processes to to extradite<\/a><\/strong><\/span> the murder suspect. He was later\u00a0transferred<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).<\/p>\n

January 12, 2016:<\/strong>\u00a0An Accra Magistrate court remanded<\/a><\/strong><\/span> into Police custody the British national Arthur Simpson-Kent.<\/p>\n

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January 26, 2016:<\/strong>\u00a0Officials of the United Kingdom submitted the necessary documents<\/a><\/strong><\/span> needed for the extradition of British fugitive Arthur Simpson-Kent.<\/p>\n

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January 26, 2016:\u00a0<\/strong>Arthur Simpson-Kent\u00a0<\/strong>submitted himself voluntarily<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to be sent to the United Kingdom for trial to begin against him.<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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