United States Rape Suspect Nicholas Rossi has hired a new attorney to investigate his "mental health situation" as he battles extradition.
Rossi, who fled America to Scotland to escape a series of criminal charges, claims that in reality Arthur he is a man called Knight.
A 35-year-old man appeared via video link at Edinburgh Sheriff's Court on Thursday wearing an oxygen mask.
Rossi, currently incarcerated at the city's Thorton Prison Jail, has directed defense attorney David Kinlock to represent him, the court was told. rice field.
Mr. Kinloch asked that the case be continued for a week so that he could be prepared and "examined his mental health situation."
The lawyers did not disclose whether they intended to argue that Rossi should not be extradited to the United States for mental health reasons.
He said he needed time to consider the possibility of applying for bail to release his client.
Sheriff Chris Dixon has set a further hearing for next Thursday to give Mr. Kinloch a chance for a "medical investigation."
Rossi, who has been accused of faking his own death in the United States, was arrested last December at his Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow while he was being treated for Covid-19. rice field.
Private After lengthy discussions with his client about his video link, Kinloch told the court that an application for legal aid for Rossi's funding was underway.
Mr. Kinlock received green light from the board to hire a junior attorney to assist the defense. said it was necessary.
He said at the hearing that he needed an opportunity to review the documents provided by the prosecutor.
Mr. Kinlock, who is believed to be Rossi's fourth separate attorney, said Rossi had given him "falsified information" about the case and will consider it properly. said there was a need.
Rossi wanted to make a new bail application, but was not ready to do so immediately, he added.
Rep. Claire Kennedy did not object to a motion for further hearings next week. Sheriff Dixon called and ordered the accused to be remanded into custody.
Rossi, who is in a wheelchair with an oxygen tank, attempted to raise "very urgent concerns" about his medical care in prison.
Mr. Kinlock said he would not raise the issue at this time.
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US prosecutor Rossi claims to have raped a 21-year-old woman. He is also said to have attacked women in Rhode Island, Ohio and Massachusetts. They say he has previously used the names Nick Allan, Nicholas Brown, Arthur Brown and Arthur Knight.
Rossi reportedly announced that he He told US media in December that he had late-stage non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and had weeks to live. Multiple news outlets reported he died in February 2020.
At a court hearing in June, Rossi was ordered to produce documents proving the authenticity of the identity of his Knight, who claimed to be Arthur. The
hearing revealed that Rossi had refused to provide his DNA and fingerprint samples to the royal family.
Rossi was given one week to submit his passport, birth certificate, or other documents to the court.
However, he was arrested before the hearing after an incident at the Queen's Elizabeth University Hospital.
Earlier this week, Rossi was found guilty of abusing staff at a hospital on his July 5th.
Rossi jumped out of bed and ran to his consultant, Evelyn Millar, and his nurse, Yasmin Bagli. The pair fled in terror, with Yasmine locked in another room.
Rossi lashed out after being told he would be fine if he left the hospital.
Sheriff Joseph Pratt convicted and said, "The evidence that he cannot stand on his legs is unreliable."
Rossi of the Woodlands area of Glasgow has been fined £400.
