International wanted fugitive extradited back to Ireland

GAUTENG – International fugitive Ruth Lawrence who was arrested in October last year in Bloemfontein, was on Wednesday evening, 24 May 2023 extradited back to Ireland to face charges of double murder. Ruth Lawrence and her ex-fiancé Neville van der Westhuizen were both sought for a double murder that took place in Ireland during 2014. Neville van der Westhuizen who is currently serving a jail sentence for another murder which he committed in Kwa-Zulu Natal, has also been arrested on the extradition request for the double murder in Ireland. His extradition process is currently underway in the Durban Magistrates Court.