SANTIAGO, Chile — A plane carrying a Chilean man accused of murdering a Japanese student in France took off from Santiago's airport Thursday bound for Paris, where he will face trial for the alleged 2016 slaying. Nicolas Zepeda, 29, had been under house arrest at his mother’s apartment in the Chilean resort of Viña del Mar since the Chilean Supreme Court approved his extradition in May. He is charged in France with premeditated murder in the alleged slaying of Narumi Kurosaki, whose body was never found. Zepeda was transferred to the airport in Chile's capital Wednesday night. He was turned over to French officials and the plane to Paris took off Thursday.

Source: International New York Times July 23, 2020 20:03 UTC