A Hungarian man awaiting a trial by jury for murdering his partner in 2012 will be extradited after he consented to his extradition in court this afternoon.

Laszlo Nandor Marton, 58, is wanted to face criminal proceedings in connection with inflicting injuries during a fight in his homeland in 2010.

Police Inspector Mario Cuschieri told the court that a European Arrest Warrant was issued against Mr Marton.

Mr Marton is currently awaiting trial to be charged with the murder of his partner, Yvette Gajda, in 2012 in St Paul’s Bay. He allegedly stabbed her 40 times with a pair of scissors in their apartment.

The victim, mother-of-two Yvette Gajda died to the multiple stab wounds that left her unable to pump enough blood to the heart due to severe blood loss.

As she upheld the prosecution’s extradition request, Magistrate Gabriella Vella informed the accused that an extradition request cannot be appealed or revoked, and that he would be held in police custody pending his extradition.

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