Rossi has extradition hearing postponed until summer

Its alleged Nicholas Rossi used many aliases and faked his own death in Rhode Island in 2020

A suspected rapist embroiled in a long-running extradition battle has had his hearing postponed until the summer.

Proceedings were delayed earlier because the man, who a Scottish court ruled is US fugitive Nicholas Rossi, refused to get into the prison van.

After agreeing to this latest adjournment, the sheriff warned the defence team, there is a firm expectation the extradition case will be heard in full in June.

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