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James Mulholland

Man appears in court and denies being American fugitive traced to Scots hospital

A wheelchair bound man has appeared in court and denied being an international fugitive who was discovered in a Scottish hospital whilst being treated for Covid-19.

The man denied being 34-year-old Nicholas Rossi during a hearing before Sheriff Alistair Noble on Friday afternoon at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

However, Sheriff Noble remanded the man after prosecutors described him as being a “significant flight risk.”

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