2014-03-14 · Dublin
Convicted on-the-run rapist extradited to UK
In March 2014 the High Court ordered the extradition of Edward Gerard Connors, a 20‑year‑old convicted rapist from Northern Ireland, to the United Kingdom. Connors had twice raped a 29‑year‑old American tourist in Colin Glen forest, west Belfast, in 2008. After the offences he fled to Dublin but later surrendered and received an eight‑year…