Police have arrested a man in Italy over the 1977 murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in their home in Easey Street, Collingwood. He fled Australia in 2017.
Police have arrested a man in Italy over the 1977 murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in their Easey Street home. He fled AustraliaThe man fled to Greece and couldn’t be arrested because local laws meant charges must be laid within seven years of the offence.
A police spokesperson confirmed a 65-year-old dual citizen of Australia and Greece was arrested at an airport in Rome in the early hours on Friday. In a reinvestigation, he agreed to provide DNA but fled Australia. It is understood a DNA sample from a relative established a match. “As well as the homicide squad, this includes a large number of police and staff from a range of specialist areas across the organisation. All have been wholly committed to finding answers and holding those responsible for these deaths to account.
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