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THE Indian fugitive wanted over
Toyah Cordingley’s death may never face justice because of an extradition treaty loophole, family and legal experts say.
“It’s hard to find an Indian in India,’’ Singh’s brother-in-law Harpreet Singh exclusively told
The Courier-Mail.
“But extradition can be just as difficult. Just look at the Puneet case.”
Singh’s relatives, who have mounted their own search to bring him back to face justice, are furious he abandoned his wife, mother and children, leaving them penniless and facing eviction from the family home and the car to be repossessed.
Queensland Law Society president Bill Potts, one of the state’s leading criminal law experts, fears that day may never come.
“India is a notoriously difficult place to extradite people from,’’ the 38-year legal veteran said.
Queensland Police also have to provide a strong murder case with DNA evidence, photographs, film, eyewitnesses and even a confession (if available) to get any extradition order approved by the Federal Court of Australia, Mr Potts said.