Dead girl's parents' trip fails

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The parents of a murdered teenager are returning to the UK after their attempt to speed up the extradition of a prime suspect from India failed.

Hannah Foster's parents Trevor and Hilary flew to Delhi last week.

The 17-year-old was murdered after a night out in Southampton in 2003. Maninder Pal Singh Kohli was arrested in India in 2004 over her death.

But the family's trip ended in disappointment when a meeting with a government minister was cancelled.

Maninder Pal Singh Kohli was arrested in July 2004

They were due to have an official meeting on Thursday about the case but the minister cancelled at the last minute.

The couple also heard that an extradition hearing which was due to take place on Friday had been delayed until next week.

Despite three trips to India by the Fosters and more than 100 court appearances by Mr Kohli there are still no definite plans to extradite him to the UK.

Hannah was abducted near her home in Portswood on 14 March, 2003.

Her body was found two days later and a post-mortem examination revealed she had been raped and strangled.

Mr Kohli fled to India shortly after he was identified by British police as the prime suspect, but was arrested in India in 2004 during a previous visit by Hannah's parents.