Man who fled US after faking death found in Scotland with Covid

(PA)

A Rhode Island man who is believed to have faked his death and fled the US to evade prosecution in Utah and other states has been apprehended in Scotland after being admitted to hospital with Covid-19, authorities said.

Nicholas Alahverdian was discovered after developing a serious case of coronavirus and being placed on a ventilator at a hospital in Glasgow, Rhode Island State Police Major Robert Creamer told The Providence Journal.