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Accused Langley killer gives up fight against extradition from Puerto Rico

Conor D’Monte was found living under an assumed name in Puerto Rico
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Conor D’Monte (inset), who is wanted in connected with the Feb. 6 2009 murder of Kevin LeClair in a Langley shopping mall, has given up efforts to fight extradition and will be returned to Canada for trial. (Langley Advance Times file)

Alleged gangster Conor D’Monte has given up his legal challenges to being deported from the United States back to Canada, where he will face charges for a 2009 Langley murder.

D’Monte’s Canadian lawyers released a statement from him the week of Jan. 24, saying that he looks forward to coming back to B.C.

“Today, I have made the decision to forego further legal proceedings in Puerto Rico, in the hope that now, thirteen years later, I will be allowed what would not have been possible then, a fair and just trial,” the statement said.

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Matthew Claxton

About the Author: Matthew Claxton

Raised in Langley, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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