A Hungarian man who is awaiting trial over the cold-blooded murder of his partner in St Paul’s Bay in 2012 yesterday consented to his extradition.

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 said in court yesterday a European Arrest Warrant had been issued against Mr Marton.

Mr Marton accepted to be extradited, prompting Magistrate Gabriella Vella to inform him that he would not be able to appeal once the court ordered extradition and neither could the order be revoked. Furthermore, he would be held in police custody pending extradition.

The accused nodded and the magistrate upheld the extradition request.

Sources said that he would first face trial by jury before being extradited.

If found guilty during the trial and sentenced to jail, he can ask to serve the term in his homeland since he is an EU national.

Mr Marton is accused of murdering Yvette Gajda, who was stabbed more than 60 times with a large pair of scissors.

She was hit in her head, neck, shoulders and upper back.

An autopsy established that she died from severe blood loss.

The prosecution is alleging that the accused also caused serious injuries to himself using the same weapon.

The victim’s daughter, Tamara Barkoczi, told the police she heard her mother shouting in Hungarian: “Don’t do this to me, I have five children” before silence fell.

She said she entered the apartment and found her mother dead and Mr Marton almost unconscious next to her.