The Supreme Court has refused an appeal by a Nigerian man against an order for his extradition to Germany on fraud charges.
The man had been described at an earlier court hearing as of "significant" interest to the British authorities in connection with their investigation into the finding of a child's headless torso in the Thames.
The appeal against the High Court extradition order of February 26th last was brought by Mr Akpojo Tor Koulibaly, said to use the alias Samuel Onojighovie, whose extradition was requested by the German authorities in relation to alleged fraud and forgery offences.
In an affidavit at the February hearing, the applicant said he had no role in relation to the body in the Thames and had told a British police officer he had never been in Britain.
In yesterday's appeal it was argued that the applicant was in unlawful custody and that the extradition proceedings were commenced and prosecuted without any originating process contemplated by court rules.
Giving the Supreme Court judgment, Ms Justice Denham, sitting with Mr Justice Geoghegan and Mr Justice McCracken, said the court would dismiss the appeal on all grounds.