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Nicholas Rossi: Rapist who faked death and fled to Scotland dies in US hospital

Nicholas Rossi: Rapist who faked death and fled to Scotland dies in US hospital
BBC News Friday 26 June 2026, 16:19 UTC 1 min read
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Rossi fled to Scotland in 2021 in an attempt to evade justice but was arrested in the Covid ward of a Glasgow hospital.

Rossi fled to Scotland in 2021 in an attempt to evade justice but was arrested in the Covid ward of a Glasgow hospital.
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