Elaine Sadlier accused of assisting offender in UK murder case

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Elaine Sadlier appeared at the High Court extradition court on 5 October 2022, opposing surrender over an accusation of assisting an offender.

The warrant, issued by Birmingham Magistrates Court, alleges she helped Michael Foran after he murdered Katie ‘June’ Jones in West Bromwich in 2018.

The reported allegations include CCTV showing Sadlier and others carrying baggage to a car driven to Liverpool, and a hostel inquiry attributed to her by investigators.

The High Court adjourned the matter to 27 October 2022 for a hearing and set 17 October for her legal team to file objections to surrender.