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A Jersey man is fighting extradition to Ireland to face allegations of assault and child cruelty.
Authorities in the Republic of Ireland want Daniel Broadleday (31) to face court proceedings relating to an incident which allegedly took place when he lived there in 2016.
Mr Broadleday was born in Jersey, but spent two years in Ireland after leaving the army in 2014.
Mr Broadleday has not been convicted of the offences, but the Irish authorities have sent an extradition request to bring the 31-year-old back from Jersey in order to begin proceedings.
Legal Advisor Paul Lee – acting on behalf of the Republic of Ireland – summed up the “serious nature of the matter” and told the Court that Mr Broadleday left the country “within five days” of the alleged incident and returned to Jersey.
Pictured: Daniel Broadleday will attempt to fight the request for his extradition back to Ireland in the Magistrate's Court next year.
Mr Broadleday was arrested on Tuesday evening following the receipt of the extradition request and he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he said that he would not be consenting to the request.
Therefore, Mr Broadleday’s case will be the subject of a full extradition hearing where it will be decided if there are legal grounds for him not to be sent back to Ireland.
Mr Broadleday was represented by Duty Advocate George Pearce who made an application for bail which was subsequently granted by Assistant Magistrate Peter Harris. Mr Broadleday will be released on conditional bail until his next Court appearance on 9 January.
The date for the full extradition hearing has been set for 14 February.
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