Germany sends suspect packing

Sofia – Germany has extradited the suspect in the killing of Bulgarian television journalist Viktoria Marinova to Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Severin Krasimirov is to be charged with the rape and murder of 30-year-old Marinova, whose body was found in a park in her Danube hometown of Ruse on October 6.

Police said she was beaten, raped and died of suffocation.

A German prosecutor confirmed Krasimirov has been extradited.