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The runaway teacher Jeremy Forrest will return to the UK after he agreed to his extradition in court. Jeremy Forrest, the East Sussex teacher who spent eight days on the run in France with 15-year-old pupil Megan Stammers, will return to the UK after he appeared in court in Bordeaux and agreed to be extradited.
Forrest, 30, appeared before magistrates in Bordeaux on Tuesday morning, four days after he was arrested on suspicion of child abduction. The 30-year-old maths teacher spoke to confirm his name and address and agreed to be questioned by British police. His lawyers had earlier said he would not contest extradition and had agreed to return as soon as possible. French magistrates will make their final extradition decision on Thursday and Forrest is expected to be flown back to the UK soon afterwards.
The married maths teacher from Ringmer, East Sussex, travelled to France with a 15-year-old pupil, Megan Stammers, on 20 September. He has been held in French police custody since his arrest last Friday in Bordeaux on suspicion of child abduction.
A European arrest warrant was issued after the pair failed to use return ferry tickets three days later. The married teacher from Ringmer, East Sussex, triggered an international police hunt after he took a cross-Channel ferry from Dover to Calais with Megan on 20 September. She had told her mother she was going to spend the night at a friend's house but failed to turn up at school the next day. Forrest and Megan were captured on CCTV holding hands on the ferry to France but after arriving in Calais they disappeared. A European arrest warrant was issued amid family appeals on TV for them to get in touch and a social network campaign to find them.
Forrest, who appeared wearing a T-shirt, checked shirt and trousers, confirmed his name and nationality before agreeing to return to the UK on Thursday morning. Last Friday, French police swooped as the couple walked down a busy shopping street in Bordeaux following a tipoff from a member of the public. Forrest had abandoned his Ford Fiesta in Paris and taken a high-speed train to Bordeaux with Megan. Forrest had begun making inquiries about finding a job in a bar. One bar-owner recognised him from media coverage, told him to return the next day and contacted police.
Outside court, Forrest's British lawyer, Phil Smith, said: "Now that he has agreed to be extradited to the UK, we look forward to the full story emerging. In court in Bordeaux, Forrest appeared in the dock with two security guards and an interpreter, and gave his birthplace as Aberdeen. He was asked if he agreed to return to the UK to be questioned by police. He nodded and said yes.
"He is very appreciative of the support of his family," said Smith, and "concerned about the impact of this on all those concerned". Megan flew back to the UK at the weekend shortly after police found her with Forrest.
Forrest, Megan's teacher at Bishop Bell CofE school in Eastbourne, was being kept in detention until his removal. Outside court, Forrest's lawyer, Phil Smith, said: "Now that he has agreed to be extradited to the UK, we look forward to the full story emerging. He is very appreciative of the support of his family and concerned about the impact of this on all those concerned".
The teenager has already returned to her hometown and been reunited with her mother, Danielle Wilson, and stepfather, Martin Stammers. Forrest was Megan's maths teacher at Bishops Bell school, Eastbourne.
Appearing in the dock flanked by a female interpreter and two security guards, Forrest was asked if he agreed to return to the UK to explain himself to the British court authorities, to which he replied: "Yes."
The teacher, who gave his birthplace as Aberdeen, then signed a three-page document before the two male and one female magistrates.
Forrest and Megan were spotted in Bordeaux by a member of the public who recognised the teacher from television coverage.