A Polish man wanted for the grisly murder of a woman in Poland, will be extradited within 10 days.

Cajetan Poznanski did not contest the European arrest warrant proceedings in court this afternoon.

Mr Poznanski is wanted for the murder of a young woman earlier this month. The woman, identified only as Catherine, was Mr Poznznski’s Italian teacher. Her charred, decapitated body was found in a bag earlier this month.

The 27-year-old offered no resistance when he was arrested by plain clothes policemen at Valletta City Gate yesterday afternoon. 

His extradition hearing was preceded with another during which he was charged with filing a false police report claiming he had lost his passport and with carrying a knife.

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Mr Poznanski stood motionless and poker faced as he was sentenced to three months imprisonment suspended for two years.

The proceedings were carried out in English; the accused also told the court he even understands Latin.

During the extradition proceedings, Mr Poznanski confirmed that the prosecution gave him a copy of the arrest warrant in Polish and English and that he was advised of his rights.

He stated he was fully aware of the consequences as he was informed that he was wanted by the Polish authorities in connection with a crime. He reconfirmed his consent to the extradition when asked by the court for a second time.

"I do consent," he replied timidly. Later, he consented again for a third time.

It informed Mr Poznanski of his right to file an application before the Constitutional Court if he felt that his fundamental rights were breached during his detention in Malta until he is extradited.

Mr Poznanski was staying in a hotel in Valletta, He escaped Poland and travelled to Germany and Italy before taking a ferry to Malta on February 9. It is believed he was planning to go to North Africa.

Polish police requested Malta's assistance two days ago.

The Daily Mail earlier this week reported that Mr Poznanski, a librarian with no criminal record, was obsessed with the film character Hannibal Lecter and had allegedly murdered his tutor with a Samurai sword.

According to sources in Poland, when the news broke out in Poznan that he was caught in Malta, many Poles understood that he was caught in the Malta district of the city, prompting a search there.