 of the 2003 Act must be answered in the affirmative. He confirmed the ruling will now be considered by Scottish ministers. Rossi also faces multiple complaints against him in Rhode Island for alleged domestic violence. He claims he is an Irish orphan named Artur Knight, but a ruling in November last year determined he is Rossi. He appeared in court on Wednesday by video link and claimed to be unwell. Rossi also said he had been brought before the camera by 'physical force' and he called the sheriff 'a disgrace to justice'. Sheriff McFadyen said Rossi was in court "voluntarily." The final hearing had been delayed from July 12 due to issues with transport from HMP Edinburgh, where he has been held since 2022. Rossi also tried to dismiss his council Mungo Bovey KC on two separate occasions. Throughout the June hearing, Mr Bovey attempted to have the case discharged as his client is wanted for questioning about an alleged rape in England. He also claimed Rossi was not brought before a sheriff within an appropriate amount of time and that he did not receive a crucial document from the National Crime Agency when he was arrested in December 2021 – but){kind=link}
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A rape suspect accused of faking his own death can now be extradited to the US, a court has ruled.
Nicholas Rossi, 35, is wanted for an alleged rape in 2008 in Utah, US. He is believed to have faked his own death and fled to the UK in order to evade justice.
In a hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Sheriff Norman McFadyen ruled Rossi can now be extradited to the US. Rossi was arrested while receiving treatment for Covid-19 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow in December 2021, where he was served an Interpol red notice.
Sheriff McFadyen said: “I conclude that extradition would be compatible with the Convention rights within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998 and that the question to that effect in section 87(1) of the 2003 Act must be answered in the affirmative.