Northern Ireland

Man extradited to Austria on sexual assault charges

A man has been extradited from Co Down in relation to a serious sexual assault in Austria in 2000
A man has been extradited from Co Down in relation to a serious sexual assault in Austria in 2000 A man has been extradited from Co Down in relation to a serious sexual assault in Austria in 2000

A 40-YEAR-OLD man has been extradited from Northern Ireland to Austria in connection with a serious sexual assault 16 years ago.

The man was held on a European Arrest Warrant in Newtownards, Co Down in September last year.

He had been on remand in the north until his extradition on Tuesday night.

The man is wanted for trial about a serious sexual assault offence in Austria in 2000. A date for the trial in Austria has yet to be set.