Maths teacher, 30, who went on the run in France with pupil Megan, 15, to be extradited to Britain on Thursday

• Jeremy Forrest, 30, arrived at a Bordeaux court covered in a blanket, four days after his arrest on suspicion of abducting Megan Stammers
• Married teacher will now be extradited to Britain on Thursday morning
• Megan returned to Britain on Saturday and is now at a secret location
• French police accused of bungling tip-off after British expat reported spotting Forrest and Megan at Bordeaux hotel last Tuesday
• Officers only went to the hotel two days later - and were turned away by owner who failed to recognise a photograph of Megan
• Pair are said to have survived on a diet of kebabs during their stay at hotel

His head covered by a blanket, the teacher who ran away to France with a 15-year-old schoolgirl is led into court this morning.
Jeremy Forrest, 30, appeared before magistrates in Bordeaux, four days after he was arrested on suspicion of child abduction.
He will return to Britain after the French court agreed to his extradition.
The married maths teacher from Ringmer, East Sussex, travelled to France with pupil Megan Stammers, 15, on September 20.

Undercover: British teacher Jeremy Forrest, 30, is escorted out of a Bordeaux court today, four days after he was arrested on suspicion of abducting his 15-year-old pupil Megan Stammers

Tight security: Forrest will return to Britain on Thursday after the French court agreed to his extradition

A European arrest warrant was issued after the pair failed to use return ferry tickets three days later.
Forrest, who appeared in court wearing a T-shirt, checked shirt and trousers, confirmed his name and nationality before agreeing to return to Britain on Thursday morning.
The decision to extradite him to the UK came as it emerged that a British expat had told police where Forrest and Megan were staying days before they were finally located.

 

Builder Ian Loveridge, 48, said he tipped off British police last Tuesday after seeing television news coverage about the missing pair and then spotting Megan in a Bordeaux street.
He said: 'I saw a young girl standing at the top of the street and recognised it was Megan straight away mainly because she looked so out of place.
‘Forrest was standing next to the entrance and she gave him a big hug.
‘They then disappeared into the hotel. They both looked very comfortable in each other’s company and clearly wanted to be with each other.'
But it was two days later before French police finally stopped by the Huguerie Hotel - and the owner failed to recognise a photo of Megan and so they left empty-handed.

High-profile defendant: Forrest appeared in court wearing a T-shirt, checked shirt and trousers

In the dock: Forrest confirmed his name and nationality before agreeing to return to Britain on Thursday

Owner Gerald Agier said Forrest had arrived alone and checked in using the name 'Dean'.
The pair stayed at the Huguerie for six nights. They are said to have survived on a diet of kebabs during their stay.
The owner of a nearby kebab shop said: 'They came several times. He always took the food away for both of them.'
On their first night in the city, Forrest and Megan stayed at the two-star Hotel Choiseul, before moving on to the Huguerie Hotel.
Outside court today, Forrest's British lawyer, Phil Smith, said: 'Now that he has agreed to be extradited to the UK, we look forward to the full story emerging.

Covered: The suspect is led to the court by French security staff ahead of the appearance

'He is very appreciative of the support of his family and concerned about the impact of this on all those concerned.'
Forrest, Megan's teacher at Bishop Bell C of E School in Eastbourne, was being kept in detention until his removal.
The teenager has already returned to her hometown and been reunited with mother Danielle Wilson and stepfather Martin Stammers.
Appearing in the dock flanked by a female interpreter and two security guards, Forrest was asked if he agreed to return to the UK to explain himself to the British court authorities, to which he replied 'Yes'.
The teacher, who gave his birthplace as Aberdeen, then signed a three-page document before the two male and one female magistrates.

Teacher: Forrest (right) arrives at court in Bordeaux last Friday shortly after his arrest

Homeward-bound: Megan Stammers boards a flight back to the UK from Bordeaux airport last Saturday after eight days on the run with Forrest, a married 30-year-old

Witnesses said Forrest (left) and Megan (right) behaved like the U.S. prohibition-era gangsters Bonnie and Clyde as they they tried to dodge the authorities while visiting expat bars

Forrest and Megan were spotted in Bordeaux by a member of the public who recognised the teacher from television coverage as he touted a bogus CV around bars in Bordeaux seeking cash-in-hand work.
They had spent eight days apparently dodging police and staying in budget hotels as they planned a new life together.
Since his arrest last week, Forrest has been held in one of the toughest remand centres in south-west France.
He left Britain with Megan, from Eastbourne, on September 20 when they were captured on CCTV arm-in-arm and holding hands on a cross-Channel Dover to Calais ferry.
Megan had earlier that afternoon told her mother, Danielle Wilson, that she was going to spend the night at a friend’s house. In fact she was preparing to leave the country, using what is believed to have been a passport belonging to Forrest’s wife, Emily.
Witnesses said Forrest and Megan visited expat bars including one called the HMS Victory.
They were even seen posing for pictures in the historic centre of Bordeaux which Forrest, an amateur musician, had first visited in 2009 as a busker.
It later emerged that Forrest had been giving Megan extra-curricular maths lessons, and that the pair’s closeness during a trip to Los Angeles in February had been reported to other teachers at the Bishop Bell School in Eastbourne.
Forrest, who had a tattoo of a young girl inked on his arm this summer, was allegedly due to be suspended by the school the day before he and Megan left for France.

Accommodation: The pair stayed at the Huguerie Hotel (pictured) for six nights. They are said to have survived on a diet of kebabs during their stay

On their first night in Bordeaux, Forrest and Megan stayed at the two-star Hotel Choiseul (pictured), before moving on to the Huguerie

Temporary home: Forrest has been held in Gradignan prison, one of the toughest remand centres in south-west France, since his arrest last Friday

New allegations: It has emerged that Megan travelled on what is believed to be a passport belonging to Forrest¿s wife, Emily (right, pictured on their wedding day)

East Sussex County Council has confirmed it was ‘addressing and investigating concerns’ about Forrest.
Megan returned to Britain from Bordeaux on Saturday, and is now at a secret location as she tries to come to terms with her ordeal. She is believed to be hoping to see Forrest if – as expected – the Bordeaux court approves a fast track extradition order.
Forrest will be released from the notoriously tough and overcrowded Gradignan prison, on the outskirts of Bordeaux, in the late morning before his appearance before judges.