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Convicted killer Charles Sobhraj freed from Nepal prison - Reuters witness

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Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj freed from Nepal prison, heads to France

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from a Nepal prison on Friday after nearly two decades behind bars.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

'Serpent' Sobhraj to be freed on Friday

KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, whose string of murders across Asia in the 1970s was portrayed in the Netflix series “The Serpent”, was still awaiting his release from prison Thursday after a Nepali court ordered him freed on health grounds.

Bangkok Post · Dec 22, 2022

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj to leave Nepal prison

A confessed French serial killer has been ordered released from prison in Nepal after serving most of his sentence

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022

Nepal to release serial killer Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj

The French national, also known as ‘The Bikini Killer’, has been accused of murdering more than 20 backpackers in Asia.

Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2022

Factbox-Who is the 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj?

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known as the "bikini killer" who police say is responsible killing over 20 young Western backpackers across Asia during the 1970s and 1980s.

Reuters · Dec 21, 2022

Nepal court to release serial killer Charles 'the serpent' Sobhraj

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release, due to his age, of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known as "the serpent" who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s.

Reuters · Dec 21, 2022

Serial killer 'The Serpent' who murdered up to 24 victims to be freed from prison

Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled that notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj will be freed from prison, due to his health, despite being linked to as many as two dozen murders across Asia

Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022

‘Dark days in Qatar’: Nepali workers face bitter legacy of World Cup debts

For thousands of low-paid workers, this year’s games brought back only memories of abuse and exploitation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

Dumfries cricketer makes his mark for Scotland in Namibia

Chris McBride finished as Scotland's top run scorer in the four match series with Namibia and Nepal

Daily Record · Dec 19, 2022