A British businessman and his Singaporean assistant...
A British businessman and his Singaporean assistant wanted in Singapore in connection with a grisly double murder intend to fight extradition from Australia
A British businessman and his Singaporean assistant wanted in Singapore in connection with a grisly double murder intend to fight extradition from Australia.
The Melbourne Magistrates Court was told that Michael McCrea, 44, and Audrey Ong, 22, would seek to avoid being extradited at a four-day hearing set for November, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) said.
The defendants made no application for bail during a brief hearing. Convicted murderers face the death penalty in Singapore.
"They are wanted by Singapore police in connection with the case of the double murder at Orchard Towers," a spokesman for the city state's police force told Reuters, declining to say what charges the two suspects might face.
The Melbourne Magistrates Court was told that Michael McCrea, 44, and Audrey Ong, 22, would seek to avoid being extradited at a four-day hearing set for November, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) said.
The defendants made no application for bail during a brief hearing. Convicted murderers face the death penalty in Singapore.
"They are wanted by Singapore police in connection with the case of the double murder at Orchard Towers," a spokesman for the city state's police force told Reuters, declining to say what charges the two suspects might face.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, 07/08/2002)