Final arguments were made Monday at an extradition hearing  in London for Kimberlee Singler, a Colorado Springs woman accused of killing two of her children and severely injuring another.

The hearing in Westminster Magistrates Court was a continuation of one that covered three days in September, but extended for the presentation of additional evidence. Up next: Judge John Zani is expected to decide on extradition Jan. 24.

Singler faces the following charges after the deaths and injuries involving her children on Dec. 19, 2023, at her home on the east side of Colorado Springs: murder, attempted murder and child abuse.

The previous sessions of the extradition hearing focused on the possibility that Singler’s extradition would violate the European Convention of Human Rights. Specifically, Article 3, states: “no one shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”

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Edward Fitzgerald , who is representing Singler, argued that due to the sentencing Singler could face in Colorado should she be found guilty, there would be no possibility for parole or commutation of her sentence.

Fitzgerald, who has also represented WikiLeaks Co-Founder Julian Assange, argued that an extradition of Singler would violate Article 3 by extraditing her to a country where the sentence would not allow for parole or rehabilitation into society.

One witness called to the stand was David Kaplan, who reiterated earlier testimony that parole in a case like Singler’s would not be realistic if she were to be extradited.

According to NBC correspondents in the courtroom, Singler was wearing a turquoise green zip-up jacket with a purple T-shirt and neutral grayish trousers. Singler showed little emotion, watching the back and forth between the lawyers in court and the witnesses appearing via videolink. She also was seen looking at papers, appearing to follow along when certain documents are mentioned.

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Joel Smith, representing the U.S. government, argued that the point of this hearing was to argue that a mechanism of release from prison does exist in the U.S. court system, not if it will be used. “There is a mechanism of sentence review. It does allow the governor to consider progress towards rehabilitation,” Smith said to the courtroom, “Prospects of release? That’s not your concern.”

Judge Zani summarized that Smith is arguing a “narrow” point (whether there is a mechanism in place for commutation) while Fitzgerald’s is a wider point.

Previous Gazette reporting outlines that Singler was in the midst of a lengthy custody battle with her ex-husband, Kevin Wentz, and failed to show up to a police station to return custody of the three children to Wentz the day before she allegedly killed two of the three children.

Singler faces seven charges, including two counts of first-degree murder, for allegedly killing her two children, Elianna Wentz and Aden Wentz, and attempting to kill her third child.

Previous reporting from The Gazette details that the El Paso County Coroner’s Office ruled that both children’s deaths were homicides.

Elianna “Ellie” Wentz, 9, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and cuts to her neck that caused her death.

Her brother, Aden Wentz, 7, was killed by a gunshot to his head, an autopsy states. He suffered neck wounds as well.

The Gazette contributed to this report.