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| Paul and Sandra Dunham taken to hospital ahead of US extradition | Paul and Sandra Dunham taken to hospital ahead of US extradition |
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| A British couple due to be extradited to the United States to face fraud and money laundering charges have been taken to hospital. | A British couple due to be extradited to the United States to face fraud and money laundering charges have been taken to hospital. |
| Paul and Sandra Dunham, from Northampton, had been due to report to a London police station at 10:00 BST before being flown out of the country. | Paul and Sandra Dunham, from Northampton, had been due to report to a London police station at 10:00 BST before being flown out of the country. |
| They had fought and lost an extradition battle over concerns about their health and possible treatment in US custody. | They had fought and lost an extradition battle over concerns about their health and possible treatment in US custody. |
| The condition of the couple is not yet known. | The condition of the couple is not yet known. |
| Police went to their home in Windingbrook Lane at about 07:15 and forced entry to the property, a spokesman said. | Police went to their home in Windingbrook Lane at about 07:15 and forced entry to the property, a spokesman said. |
| BBC Radio Northampton reporter Tom Percival said the couple were put in separate ambulances. | BBC Radio Northampton reporter Tom Percival said the couple were put in separate ambulances. |
| Mr Dunham walked into an ambulance with "limited assistance", with his wife being brought out of the house under blankets and in a wheelchair, he added. | Mr Dunham walked into an ambulance with "limited assistance", with his wife being brought out of the house under blankets and in a wheelchair, he added. |
| The couple had previously told the BBC they could be driven to suicide if they were extradited. | The couple had previously told the BBC they could be driven to suicide if they were extradited. |
| Mr Dunham, 58, had been chief executive and president of Pace, a US company manufacturing soldering irons for the electronics industry. | Mr Dunham, 58, had been chief executive and president of Pace, a US company manufacturing soldering irons for the electronics industry. |
| Lives 'shattered' | |
| He was indicted on 13 counts of fraud and money laundering by a grand jury in Maryland in December 2011. | He was indicted on 13 counts of fraud and money laundering by a grand jury in Maryland in December 2011. |
| Mrs Dunham, also 58, is accused of aiding and abetting him. | Mrs Dunham, also 58, is accused of aiding and abetting him. |
| They have previously said they "vehemently reject" the allegations and that they fear their extradition could see them remanded in the US "with murderers and rapists" for more than a year before any trial. | They have previously said they "vehemently reject" the allegations and that they fear their extradition could see them remanded in the US "with murderers and rapists" for more than a year before any trial. |
| Mr Dunham told BBC Radio Northampton on Tuesday that he and his wife could possibly be granted bail by a court 24 hours after arrival, but without being able to take any money into the US they would not be able to afford to live. | Mr Dunham told BBC Radio Northampton on Tuesday that he and his wife could possibly be granted bail by a court 24 hours after arrival, but without being able to take any money into the US they would not be able to afford to live. |
| Their appeal against extradition was rejected by both the High Court and the European Court of Human Rights earlier this year. | Their appeal against extradition was rejected by both the High Court and the European Court of Human Rights earlier this year. |
| They were due to attend Belgravia police station at 10:00 BST on Thursday before being taken to Heathrow Airport to meet US marshals to be extradited. | They were due to attend Belgravia police station at 10:00 BST on Thursday before being taken to Heathrow Airport to meet US marshals to be extradited. |
| The Home Office has yet to comment on whether extradition proceedings have now been delayed. | The Home Office has yet to comment on whether extradition proceedings have now been delayed. |
| The High Court hearing in February was told the couple's lives had been "shattered" by the legal proceedings they face. | The High Court hearing in February was told the couple's lives had been "shattered" by the legal proceedings they face. |
| It heard they had lost their jobs, home and assets in the US and were declared bankrupt in the UK, causing their mental and physical health to suffer "severely". | It heard they had lost their jobs, home and assets in the US and were declared bankrupt in the UK, causing their mental and physical health to suffer "severely". |
| The couple worked in the US between 1999 and 2009. | The couple worked in the US between 1999 and 2009. |