Trump administration accused by the U.K. of a ‘denial of justice’ after refusing to extradite woman accused of killing a British teenager

Date: Jan 24 2020

  • The US has denied the UK’s request for the extradition of the US diplomat’s wife who is accused of causing the death of a British teenager near a US military base in England last summer.
  • Harry Dunn was killed after being struck by a car which was allegedly being driven by Anne Sacoolas on the wrong side of the road.
  • The Home Office said: “We are disappointed in this decision, which appears to be a denial of justice. We are urgently considering our options.”
  • A spokesman for the Dunn family accused the Trump administration of taking a “wrecking ball” to the alliance between the UK and US.

The United States has denied the UK’s extradition request for the wife of an American diplomat who was involved in a car crash which killed an English teenager last year, a move the Home Office branded “a denial of justice.”

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