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10/02/2006
Entwistle agrees to US extradition
Neil Entwistle, the British man whose wife and baby daughter were found shot dead in Massachusetts last month, has agreed to return to the US to face murder charges.
Mr Entwistle, 27, was arrested in Royal Oak tube station in London yesterday. He appeared before Bow Street Magistrates Court today, where he agreed to return to the US.
Judith Sneddon, his solicitor, told reporters outside the court that Mr Entwistle could be returned to the US within "a matter of days".
She said that he wanted to co-operate with the US authorities "in any way" and said that he was "anxious" that any delay would cause additional stress to both his late wife's and his own family.
Mr Entwistle has been accused of murdering his American-born wife Rachel and their nine-month-old daughter Lillian. The bodies of Mrs Entwistle and baby Lillian were found in the couple's home in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on January 22. Both had been shot dead.
Mr Entwistle left the US before the bodies were discovered and returned to the UK, where he has been staying with his parents at their home in Nottinghamshire.
Police had initially described him as a 'person of interest' in the case, but did not say that he was a suspect.
At a press conference in the US, Middlesex District Attorney Martha Coakley said that police believed Mr Entwistle might have murdered his family in an intended murder-suicide, because of serious financial problems.
Mr Entwistle, an unemployed computer programmer, had been in debt in the UK before moving to the US with his wife shortly after their daughter was born. It has also been reported that attempts to establish businesses via the internet and the eBay auction site had failed.
Ms Coakley said that evidence suggested that Mr Entwistle had shot Rachel and Lillian with a gun belonging to his father-in-law, Joseph Materazzo.
If Mr Entwistle is convicted of the murders, he will face life imprisonment. Massachusetts is one of the few US states that does not have the death penalty.
(KMcA)
Mr Entwistle, 27, was arrested in Royal Oak tube station in London yesterday. He appeared before Bow Street Magistrates Court today, where he agreed to return to the US.
Judith Sneddon, his solicitor, told reporters outside the court that Mr Entwistle could be returned to the US within "a matter of days".
She said that he wanted to co-operate with the US authorities "in any way" and said that he was "anxious" that any delay would cause additional stress to both his late wife's and his own family.
Mr Entwistle has been accused of murdering his American-born wife Rachel and their nine-month-old daughter Lillian. The bodies of Mrs Entwistle and baby Lillian were found in the couple's home in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on January 22. Both had been shot dead.
Mr Entwistle left the US before the bodies were discovered and returned to the UK, where he has been staying with his parents at their home in Nottinghamshire.
Police had initially described him as a 'person of interest' in the case, but did not say that he was a suspect.
At a press conference in the US, Middlesex District Attorney Martha Coakley said that police believed Mr Entwistle might have murdered his family in an intended murder-suicide, because of serious financial problems.
Mr Entwistle, an unemployed computer programmer, had been in debt in the UK before moving to the US with his wife shortly after their daughter was born. It has also been reported that attempts to establish businesses via the internet and the eBay auction site had failed.
Ms Coakley said that evidence suggested that Mr Entwistle had shot Rachel and Lillian with a gun belonging to his father-in-law, Joseph Materazzo.
If Mr Entwistle is convicted of the murders, he will face life imprisonment. Massachusetts is one of the few US states that does not have the death penalty.
(KMcA)
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Entwistle extradited to US
The British man whose wife and baby daughter were found shot dead in Massachusetts last month was extradited to the US today to face murder charges. Neil Entwistle, 27, who had agreed to return to the US to face the charges, was handed over to US Marshals at Gatwick Airport. He was arrested in Royal Oak tube station in London on February 9.
Entwistle extradited to US
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Mother and baby murder - father 'in UK'
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Mother and baby murder - father 'in UK'
A British man whose wife and baby daughter were found murdered in the US is believed to be in the UK. US detectives have confirmed that Neil Entwistle, 27, is outside the US and that while they have spoken with him, they have declined to reveal any further details.
16 February 2006
Entwistle to appear in US court
A Briton extradited to face charges of murder will plead not guilty when he appears before a Massachusetts court later today. Neil Entwistle, 27, was handed over to US Marshals and taken back to the US on a private flight, after he was arrested in London. He is accused of killing his wife Rachel and their nine-month-old daughter, Lillian.
Entwistle to appear in US court
A Briton extradited to face charges of murder will plead not guilty when he appears before a Massachusetts court later today. Neil Entwistle, 27, was handed over to US Marshals and taken back to the US on a private flight, after he was arrested in London. He is accused of killing his wife Rachel and their nine-month-old daughter, Lillian.
17 February 2006
Entwistle denies family murder
Briton Neil Entwistle has pleaded not guilty in a US court to the murder of his American wife and nine-month-old daughter. Mr Entwistle, 27, was extradited from the UK on Wednesday. He had been staying with his parents in Worksop, Nottinghamshire since leaving the US on January 21.
Entwistle denies family murder
Briton Neil Entwistle has pleaded not guilty in a US court to the murder of his American wife and nine-month-old daughter. Mr Entwistle, 27, was extradited from the UK on Wednesday. He had been staying with his parents in Worksop, Nottinghamshire since leaving the US on January 21.
27 January 2006
Briton attends embassy over family shootings
The British man, whose wife and child were found shot dead in their US home, has voluntarily attended the US embassy in London for an interview. Neil Entwistle, 27, is believed to have flown to Britain on Friday.
Briton attends embassy over family shootings
The British man, whose wife and child were found shot dead in their US home, has voluntarily attended the US embassy in London for an interview. Neil Entwistle, 27, is believed to have flown to Britain on Friday.
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