French court orders extradition of British teacher

A French court on Thursday ordered the extradition of a married British teacher who fled with a 15-year-old pupil and faces charges of kidnapping a minor.

Thursday, October 04, 2012

A French court on Thursday ordered the extradition of a married British teacher who fled with a 15-year-old pupil and faces charges of kidnapping a minor.The court in Bordeaux said 30-year-old Jeremy Forrest should be handed over to British authorities for running away with Megan Stammers."This is exactly the decision we were waiting for,” said Forrest’s French lawyer Daniel Lalanne.French authorities now have three days to hand Forrest over to their British counterparts but his lawyer could not specify when he would be flown home.Lalanne said the only charge his client could face in Britain was the kidnapping of a minor, specifically mentioned in an arrest warrant issued by Britain on September 25.AFP