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| Östberg transferred from California jail |
| By Peter Vinthagen Simpson |
| Published: 04/08/2009 |
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Annika Östberg Deasy, found guilty in 1981 of being an accessory to two murders, including that of a policeman, has been transferred from a US prison and is on her way back to Sweden. The announcement was made on Monday by the state of California that Östberg Deasy would, after more than 27 years in a US prison, be returned to Sweden to complete her sentence. "She has been released from the prison after an agreement with the Swedish government. She will be transferred to Sweden," a spokesperson said. The media was later informed that the transfer had been made last week. "Inmate Deasy was released from the California Institution for Women and transferred to the federal authorities on March 25th 2009," Terry Thornton at the California prison authority confirmed. The Swedish authorities in the US are being reticent with the details of Östberg Deasy's transfer. "We have no comment at all on the information," Cecilia Julin at the Swedish foreign ministry in Stockholm said. According to reports in the Expressen newspaper Östberg Deasy spent last night in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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