‘Serpent killer’ Charles Sobhraj arrives in France after two decades behind bars in Nepal

Shobhraj was being held at a high-security prison in Nepal since 2003

Notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj arrived in France on Saturday after spending nearly two decades behind bars in Nepal.

Shobhraj, 78, is accused of killing a number of western tourists in Asia and is commonly referred to as the “bikini killer”.

The convicted killer was serving a life sentence in Nepal but was ordered to be released by a Nepal court earlier this week on grounds of poor health, good behaviour, and having already served most of his sentence.