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Alan McEwen

Suspected US fugitive reacts with fury in court after own lawyer gets his name wrong

A suspected US fugitive who claims to be the victim of mistaken identity reacted furiously in court after his lawyer accidentally called him by the wrong name.

Prosecutors contend the man is Nicholas Rossi, 34, who fled to Scotland from America to escape an array of alleged offences including rape.

The man, who claims he is actually Arthur Knight, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday for an extradition hearing.

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