RORY'S EXTRADITION 'NIGHTMARE' ORDEAL

Irishman in jail for 7 months over a 'scuffle' 40 years ago

- BY SYLVIA POWNALL

THE family of an Irish citizen extradited from New York to the UK on a 1980 assault charge say they are living in a “nightmare”. 

Rory McGrath, 64, has been in prison in Leeds since July 2022 awaiting trial accused of breaking a police officer’s nose.

His family have launched a fundraising campaign to help pay for his legal expenses and say the situation is “unbelievable”.

Rory’s sister Carmel, 65, last night told the Sunday Mirror: “It’s terrible, we can’t believe this has happened after 42 years.

“It’s completely unbelievable, we are living in a nightmare.

“Rory got into a few minor scuffles when he was 15, but nothing major.

“He protests his innocence in this. He’s been locked up since last July.