Richard Curtin ordered surrendered over manslaughter conviction

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The High Court ordered Richard Curtin’s surrender to the United Kingdom on 21 February 2025, after rejecting his objections to extradition over his manslaughter conviction.

Curtin was convicted of manslaughter in London and sentenced there to 10 years in prison on 9 March 2018; six years remained on the sentence when the warrant was considered.

The court found that the evidence did not establish a risk of inhuman or degrading treatment if Curtin was surrendered, and found no evidence that surrender would be a disproportionate interference with his rights.

The judgment records that Curtin had been released on licence in November 2022, failed to maintain contact with probation services and remained unlawfully at large; his UK licence was due to run until 25 October 2027.