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'Suicide bid' extradition couple set for court appearance Paul and Sandra Dunham: 'Suicide bid' extradition couple remanded
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A retired British couple facing extradition to the United States on fraud charges will appear in court later over an alleged bail breach. A retired British couple facing extradition to the US on fraud charges have been remanded in custody after an apparent suicide bid.
Paul Dunham told the BBC that he and his wife, Sandra, had attempted to kill themselves before being taken to hospital on Thursday morning. Paul and Sandra Dunham from Northampton appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court after being transferred from hospital.
They had been due to attend a police station at 10:00 BST on Thursday. Judge Howard Riddle said the couple had taken enough drugs to do themselves "real harm".
When reporters went to their home for pre-arranged interviews no-one answered the door and police were called. He rejected arguments from their legal team that they would not try again.
Mr and Mrs Durham, both 58, are being transferred from Northampton General Hospital to Westminster Magistrates' Court, where they will appear at 16:00. They had been due to surrender to the authorities at Belgravia Police Station in London on Thursday morning.
US custody fears 'Cry for help'
Mr Dunham contacted BBC Radio Northampton on Thursday night and confirmed that he and his wife had tried to take their own lives. When reporters went to their home on Windingbrook Lane for arranged interviews that morning no-one answered the door and police were called.
The Dunhams had previously said they were ready to kill themselves rather than face extradition and a lengthy period of detention in the United States. Officers forced their way into the property.
Later that day, Paul Dunham told BBC Radio Northampton he and his wife, Sandra, both 58, had attempted to kill themselves.
At Friday's hearing the judge said Mrs Dunham had told a nurse at Northampton General Hospital it had been a "cry for help".
Judge Riddle said: "There is simply no other conclusion that I can reach on the face of it than, at the very least, it was to delay or prevent the [extradition] process from taking place."
The court heard Home Secretary Theresa May had granted the couple 14 days before further attempts were made to extradite them.
"In 14 days or thereabouts a decision will be taken that extradition is imminent and at that stage, despite the protestations that they won't, there is a real risk they will take steps to harm themselves," the judge said.
Thirteen charges
The Dunhams had previously said they were ready to kill themselves rather than face extradition and a lengthy period of detention in the US.
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.
Police went to their home in Windingbrook Lane at about 07:15 and forced entry to the property, a spokesman said.
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 had been chief executive and president of Pace, a US company manufacturing soldering irons for the electronics industry.Mr Dunham had been chief executive and president of Pace, a US company manufacturing soldering irons for the electronics industry.
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 is accused of aiding and abetting him. Mrs Dunham is accused of aiding and abetting him. The couple worked in the US between 1999 and 2009.
They were due to attend Belgravia police station at 10:00 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 US marshals said they were unsure of the next step and were consulting the overseas investigation department.The US marshals said they were unsure of the next step and were consulting the overseas investigation department.
The Home Office has yet to comment on whether extradition proceedings have now been delayed.
The couple worked in the US between 1999 and 2009.