{"id":25837,"date":"2023-08-02T09:20:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25837"},"modified":"2023-08-02T09:20:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:20:56","slug":"nicholas-rossi-us-fugitive-who-faked-his-death-can-be-extradited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/08\/02\/nicholas-rossi-us-fugitive-who-faked-his-death-can-be-extradited\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholas Rossi: US fugitive who faked his death can be extradited"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e1aol6dh3\">An American fugitive who faked his own death can be extradited from Scotland to his homeland, a sheriff has ruled.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Nicholas Rossi, who claims to be Arthur Knight and a victim of mistaken identity, is wanted in Utah to face rape charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Sheriff Norman McFadyen said Rossi was &#8220;as dishonest and deceitful as he is evasive and manipulative&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The final decision on his extradition now rests with Scottish ministers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Rossi, 35, was being treated for Covid-19 when he was arrested at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow on 13 December 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5f7ft-BulletListContainer e1aol6dh0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-65811819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicholas Rossi: The man behind the oxygen mask<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-66023269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental health &#8216;should not stop extradition&#8217; &#8211; expert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-63568949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arrested man is missing US fugitive, court rules<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He appeared before Edinburgh Sheriff Court via videolink on Wednesday to learn the outcome of the case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Earlier in the morning the fugitive sat slumped in his wheelchair before the camera in Edinburgh&#8217;s Saughton Prison with his face hidden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">But as Mungo Bovey KC was asking for his client to be excused, Rossi raised his head and shouted at the sheriff, calling him a &#8220;disgrace to justice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">At that point the clerk cut the video connection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-4qvfmb-StyledFigure e1t5s1rd3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e1t5s1rd1\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1h36ni-Placeholder e16icw910\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/BB62\/production\/_130607974_rossi2-pa.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Rossi\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-1mget3o-StyledFigureCaption e1t5s1rd2\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260\">Rossi, pictured during a previous hearing, claims to be Arthur Knight and a victim of mistaken identity (Image: PA Media)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">When the court reconvened Sheriff McFadyen said Rossi&#8217;s character had &#8220;undoubtedly complicated and extended what is ultimately a straightforward case&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He also highlighted unreliable testimony from the fugitive, ranging from the length of time he had been in a wheelchair to his claim that he couldn&#8217;t lift his hands above his head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The sheriff concluded that there was no legal barrier to extradition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He added: &#8220;It follows that I must send the case of the requested person Nicholas Rossi to the Scottish ministers for their decision whether he is to be extradited.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Last November Sheriff McFadyen ruled that he was Nicholas Rossi and not Arthur Knight, as he had repeatedly claimed, with the bizarre story making headlines on both sides of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Authorities in the US have said Rossi was known by several aliases, including Nicholas Alahverdian.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He was involved in local politics in the state of Rhode Island and was a critic of the state&#8217;s child welfare system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-4qvfmb-StyledFigure e1t5s1rd3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e1t5s1rd1\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/165EF\/production\/_130613619_mirandaknight-pa.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Miranda Knight\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-1mget3o-StyledFigureCaption e1t5s1rd2\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260\">Rossi was supported in court by his wife Miranda Knight (Image: PA Media)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">In December 2019 he told media in his home state that he had late-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma and had weeks to live.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Several news outlets in Rhode Island reported that he had died in February 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">A\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/everloved.com\/life-of\/nicholas-alahverdian\/obituary\/?flow=201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memorial posted online<\/a>\u00a0described him as a &#8220;warrior that fought on the front lines for two decades&#8221; for children&#8217;s rights and said his ashes had been scattered at sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">But less than two years later Rossi, who was the subject of an Interpol wanted notice, turned up on a hospital ward in Glasgow during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">In March last year, as he awaited his extradition hearing, the fugitive was interviewed by BBC Scotland reporter Steven Godden in Glasgow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Rossi, who was in a wheelchair and wearing an oxygen mask, maintained he was not Nicholas Rossi &#8211; and claimed to have never even been to America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He also introduced his wife, Miranda Knight, and claimed the couple got married in Bristol in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Rossi brought a pile of documents to BBC Scotland&#8217;s Pacific Quay headquarters but said he had no birth certificate as he was adopted in Ireland before moving to London in his teens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">But last November a court in Edinburgh ruled that he was Rossi after hearing that his fingerprints and distinctive tattoos matched those of the fugitive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He appeared in court in wheelchair every day during the three-day identification hearing, and his accent changed several times while he was giving evidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-4qvfmb-StyledFigure e1t5s1rd3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e1t5s1rd1\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/118F9\/production\/_127592917_gfx_rossi_1011_online.png 976w\" alt=\"Nicholas Rossi tattoo\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-1mget3o-StyledFigureCaption e1t5s1rd2\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260\">Staff at a Glasgow hospital recognised Rossi by the distinctive tattoos on his arms (Image: Pawtucket Police Dept)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Despite the ruling Rossi maintained he was the victim of mistaken identity &#8211; and said he had been tattooed while he was lying unconscious in hospital in an attempt to frame him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He returned to the city&#8217;s Sheriff Court in June of this year for his extradition hearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Mr Bovey urged the court to refuse extradition of his client or adjourn proceedings to allow fuller investigation of Rossi&#8217;s mental health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">But three medical witnesses said Rossi showed no signs of acute mental illness and a GP at Saughton also cast doubt on the state of his health in general.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Dr Barbara Mundweil told the court there was &#8220;no reason&#8221; for Rossi to be using an electric wheelchair and that his legs were &#8220;strong and athletic&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">She also said she saw a video appearing to be of Rossi kicking open a door and kicking a prison officer in the face, despite using a manual wheelchair in prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e1aol6dh1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Sheriff McFadyen had been due to deliver his ruling last month but the hearing was delayed after Rossi tested positive for Covid.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-66374767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">An American fugitive who faked his own death can be extradited from Scotland to his homeland, a sheriff has ruled. 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