One of Italy’s leading international lawyers says the accused double murderer’s consent to be extradited to Australia for a 47-year-old cold case is “absurd”.
Overall crime in Victoria increased by nearly 10 per cent in the past year,with the latest data showing children are increasingly involved in robberies,car thefts and assaults.
A “distressed” Perry Kouroumblis has agreed to be extradited to Melbourne,telling an Italian court that he intends to fight to clear his name,his court-appointed lawyer said.
Perry Kouroumblis is in custody at Rome’s crammed Regina Coeli prison awaiting an extradition hearing,but it could be months before he faces court in Victoria.
When Perry Kouroumblis moved to Greece in 2017,it was for compassionate reasons,leaving friends baffled about how he could now be accused of a brutal double murder.
Unfounded tip-offs wasted police time,wrongly pointing the finger at dozens of men in the case,including late motor racing legend Peter Brock.
Police in Victoria will seek to extradite the man from Rome over a double murder mystery dating back to the 1970s.
Peter Hiscock said the arrest of a suspect at an airport in Rome was a great relief:“I thought I would go to my grave with the case unsolved.”
Swan Hill man Bruce Lea,40,faced Bendigo Magistrates Court on Friday over the death of his older brother.
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The strongly worded statement comes after the release of a report into the 2013 car accident involving the former premier’s family and a cyclist.