Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd will not face a fast-tracked extradition from Georgia, a judge has ruled.
Shepherd, 31, appeared in court on Tuesday when a judge decided against accelerating the process for his return to Britain, according to reports.
He could remain in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, for several more months.
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Before the hearing, a defence lawyer for Shepherd, Tariel Kakabadze, wrote on Facebook: "Prosecutor requested Jack Shepherd's urgent extradition according to simplified rules.
"We, Jack Shepherd's defense team are going to fight the request!"
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Shepherd was convicted in his absence last year of killing Charlotte Brown, 24, on a first date in December 2015, when the speedboat they were in overturned in the Thames.
He handed himself into Georgian authorities last Wednesday.
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