British Killer Keith Herring's Antics Stop His Deportation from Australia
By Alexander Ross
Australian officials were yesterday considering how to deport a British murderer after he was pulled from two commercial flights following bad behaviour.
Keith Herring, 66, who recently completed a 22-year jail term for killing his wife, reportedly spat at crew and screamed abuse after boarding a flight bound for England on Thursday.
He also ripped a telephone from the seat of a plane and urinated in a holding cell , The Australian newspaper reported.
It was the second time in two days that his removal fell through due to his behaviour. Plans to put him on another commercial flight had failed on Wednesday.
An immigration department official said : "He misbehaved in a range of ways and a decision was made … in consultation with the airline that we didn't want to risk any incidents with passengers and crew, so we took him off."
Another spokeswoman said the authorities were determined to deport Herring as quickly as possible, but added that no final decision had yet been.
Reports said a charter flight could cost up to US$1 million.
Herring, who has a long criminal history in Britain, killed his Philippines-born wife in their Sydney home in 1989, just a year after he received his Australian immigration visa.
He was handed a 22-year sentence for the murder along with a two-and-a-half-year term for his bad behaviour during the trial which included exposing himself and attempting to attack the judge, the report said.
This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as: British killer's antics foil deportation plans
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
