‘Please hear us’: Mother begs Obama to halt son’s extradition

THE MOTHER of computer hacker Gary McKinnon made an impassioned appeal to US president Barack Obama today after her son failed in his latest High Court bid to avoid extradition to America.

‘Please hear us’: Mother begs Obama to halt son’s extradition

The 43-year-old, who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), is wanted for trial on charges of hacking into US military networks.

His mother, Janis Sharp, has expressed fears that he could face a 60-year sentence in a tough US jail and would be at real risk of suicide because of his medical condition. She also fears she would never see him again.

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