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An ex-Adelaide woman accused of attempting to kill her former partner and plotting to kill his mother will be extradited to South Australia after she was flown from a Pacific island by police escort.
Lisa Lines, 43, was arrested last week on the tiny island nation of Palau where she remained in custody at Koror jail before touching down at Brisbane International Airport on Thursday.
Dr Lines was charged with two counts of attempted murder and with two counts of conspiracy to murder over allegations she tried to have her ex-husband Jonathan Hawtin and his mother Rhonda killed on separate occasions between 2017 and 2022.
Lisa Lines (pictured in Brisbane on Friday) was extradited from Taiwan to Australia over allegations she tried to have her ex-husband Jonathan Hawtin and his mother Rhonda killed on separate occasions between 2017 and 2022
It's alleged Dr Lines' former secret lover, Zacharia Josef Bruckner, attacked her ex-husband, Jonathon Hawtin, (pictured in 2019) with an axe in 2017
It's alleged Dr Lines, who has PhDs in history and creative writing, fled to Taiwan in 2020 with the two children she shares with Mr Hawtin as the country does not have an extradition treaty with Australia.
After spending the night in the Brisbane watch-house, Dr Lines was not required to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court when her matter briefly mentioned on Friday morning.
The Queensland Police prosecutor, Sergeant Matt Kahler, told the court he'd received the extradition papers from his South Australian counterparts.
The duty lawyer, representing Dr Lines, told the court Friday she'd spoken to her client who had accepted it was her name on the extradition warrant.
The extradition was granted by consent, and Dr Lines is expected to be returned to South Australia to appear before court on Monday.
Dr Lines co-accused and alleged former lover, Zacharia Josef Bruckner (above), was extradited to South Australia from Brisbane last week
Dr Lines (pictured on Friday) was not required to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court when her matter briefly mentioned on Friday morning
Dr Lines co-accused and alleged former secret lover, Zacharia Josef Bruckner, was also extradited to South Australia from Brisbane last week.
He fronted Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday, charged over the alleged attempted murder of Mr Hawtin in the Adelaide Hills in 2017.
It's alleged Mr Bruckner repeatedly struck Mr Hawtin on the neck and head with an axe, leaving him paralysed in all four limbs and wheelchair bound.
Mr Bruckner is also facing charges of conspiracy to murder Mr Hawtin and his mother, Rhonda Hawtin.
The duty lawyer, representing Dr Lines (pictured right on Friday), told the court Friday she'd spoken to her client who had accepted it was her name on the extradition warrant
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