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Portugal delays handover of French mother accused of abandoning children

Portuguese authorities have refused to hand over to France 41-year-old Marine R, suspected of having abandoned her two children, the regional prosecutor's office in Evora announced in a statement on 23 June.
Portuguese authorities have refused to hand over to France 41-year-old Marine R, suspected of having abandoned her two children, the regional prosecutor's office in Evora announced in a statement on 23 June. AFP - FILIPE AMORIM

Portuguese authorities have refused to immediately extradite to France a 41-year-old woman suspected of abandoning her two young children, who were found last month crying at the side of a road south of Lisbon.

The regional prosecutor’s office in Évora, southern Portugal, said on Tuesday that the Court of Appeal had issued a “partial refusal” to execute a European arrest warrant issued by the French authorities for Marine R.

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