Man convicted of murder extradited from RoI to Northern Ireland by the PSNI’s Criminal Investigation Department for failing to return to prison

A 56-year-old man has been extradited from man from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland by the PSNI’s Criminal Investigation Department.

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The man, who had been serving a life sentence in prison following a murder conviction in 2009, was reported as being unlawfully at large in December 2024 after being on day-release and failing to return.

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He is due to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court this afternoon.

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