Father says son with autism accused of hacking  US government computers would be suicide risk if extradited

The vicar father of an autistic man accused of hacking into US government computers warned there was a “high probability” that he would kill himself if he is extradited to America.

Lauri Love, who has Asperger’s syndrome, is accused of stealing huge amounts of data from US agencies including the Federal Reserve, the Department of Defence, Nasa, and the FBI.

American authorities want the 31-year-old, who lives with his parents in Suffolk, to stand trial there over charges of cyber-hacking, which his lawyers say could lead to him spend up to 99 years in prison if he’s found guilty.