Lawyer: Joran van der Sloot severely beaten in Peruvian prison while awaiting extradition

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Mon, May 29th 2023, 5:34 PM UTC

Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the 2005 murder of Natalee Holloway, may soon stand trial in the United States for the first time in connection to the case. (abc3340.com)

Chile's police officers escort Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot, center, to "La Concordia" Peruvian police station, near the border with Chile, in Tacna, Peru, Friday, June 4, 2010. Chilean police have turned over van der Sloot, murder suspect in Sunday's killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores, to Peruvian authorities at the countries' border. Van der Sloot was previously arrested in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, but later released by Dutch authorities (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

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Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the 2005 murder of Natalee Holloway, may soon stand trial in the United States for the first time in connection to the case. (abc3340.com)

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