Italian authorities approve extradition of accused Easey Street killer
Italy’s Justice Minister has granted Australia’s request for accused double murderer Perry Kouroumblis to be extradited.
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Italian authorities have granted Australia’s request for accused Easey St killer Perry Kouroumblis to be extradited to face questions over the double murder.
It is understood that Italy’s Justice Minister Carlo Nordio on Monday agreed to the request, which would see Mr Kouroumblis transferred out of Rome’s Regina Coeli Prison, where he has remained in detention since his arrest in September, back to Victoria under the guard of Australian police.
Mr Kouroumblis has been advised of his extradition after the Herald Sun revealed he planned not to fight the move following his arrest.
The Herald Sun understands Mr Kouroumblis, 65, has remained well while behind bars.
His brother Andreas, who lives in Athens, has visited him in prison.
Kouroumblis is the prime suspect in the 1977 double stabbing murder of friends Susan Bartlett, 28, and Suzanne Armstrong, 27, inside their Easey St home in Collingwood.
Forty seven years after the murders no charges have been laid over their deaths.
Approval of Mr Kouroumblis’ extradition comes after Victoria Police served a brief of evidence to an Italian court.
Judge Aldo Morgigni of Rome’s Court of Appeal is set to sign off on documents detailing the plans in the coming days.
Aged 17 years old at the time of the murders which shocked Australia, Mr Kouroumblis left Melbourne for Greece in 2017 after homicide detectives asked him to provide his DNA to compare with a sample left at the crime scene.
But an Interpol red notice was issued for his arrest after a sample from one of his close relatives linked his DNA to semen found underneath Ms Armstrong’s body.
A team of specialist officers arrested him at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport on September 19.
Originally published as Italian authorities approve extradition of accused Easey Street killer
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