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Little Star

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Tue Jan 10, 2012, 02:17 PM Jan 2012

Van der Sloot back in Peruvian court to face murder charge [View all]

CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 10, 2012

Van der Sloot back in Peruvian court to face murder charge

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Joran van der Sloot returns to a Peruvian courtroom on Wednesday, five days after requesting more time to "reflect" on what plea he will make in his murder trial.

The 24-year-old Dutch national indicated on Friday that he was willing to make a "confession" in the 2010 killing of Stephany Flores, but that he did "not agree with the aggravating factors" as defined in the murder charge levied against him.

Given this statement, the panel of three judges decided to give van der Sloot until Wednesday to make a final decision. There is no jury.

This was the latest twist in a case that has made international headlines, in part because of the circumstances of the killing but also because van der Sloot was arrested twice, but never charged, in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/10/world/americas/peru-van-der-sloot/

This guy is one sick SOB!

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I believe the family has money Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #1
Looks like he has plead guilty today... Little Star Jan 2012 #2
He's been sentenced to 28 years SwissTony Jan 2012 #3
Thanks for the link. frogmarch Feb 2012 #4
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