'Feral flesh': pedophile screamed at before extradition

Key points

• A magistrate in Brisbane has granted an application to extradite Ashley Paul Griffith to New South Wales. Griffith, 48, was jailed for life in Queensland in November 2024 after pleading guilty to more than 300 child sexual offences.
• He has also been charged in NSW with 180 child sexual offences allegedly committed against 23 girls at a Sydney childcare centre between 2014 and 2017. Queensland Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said the move would allow Griffith to face the victims of other states.
• Magistrate Belinda Merrin did not set a date for the transfer. Griffith's lawyers did not oppose the application.