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Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO attacker Mangione fights New York extradition

Luigi Mangione, 26, is seen at a court appearance at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania [Matthew Hatcher/Reuters]

Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a Midtown Manhattan attack last week, has signalled he will fight being extradited to New York to face murder charges.

Mangione appeared in court in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested in the town of Altoona following a tip from a McDonald’s employee. He was charged with Thompson’s New York killing hours after his arrest, as well as a slate of lesser offences in Pennsylvania.

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