Authorities say Nicholas Alahverdian was captured in Scotland after being hospitalised with Covid-19. He is suspected of faking his death and fleeing the country to avoid punishment in Utah and other states. Alahverdian was identified after having a severe case of Covid-19 and being placed on a ventilator at a hospital in Glasgow. A Rhode Island man who is believed to have faked his death and fled the US to evade prosecution in Utah and other states has been apprehended in Scotland after being hospitalised with Covid-19, authorities have said. Alahverdian 34, who was wanted by Interpol, now faces extradition to the US to face a charge of first-degree rape in Utah in 2008.

Source: News 24 January 15, 2022 14:00 UTC