Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love has won his High Court appeal against extradition to the US.
US authorities have been fighting for Love to face trial on charges of cyber-hacking after he allegedly stole data from agencies including the Federal Reserve, the Army, the Defence Department, Nasa and the FBI.
He could have faced solitary confinement in the US and a sentence of 99 years in prison if found guilty.
The 32-year-old, who lives with his parents near Newmarket in Suffolk, suffers from Asperger syndrome, a depressive illness and severe eczema.
His father, the Reverend Alexander Love, warned this morning that his son ‘fears for his life’ because he did not think he could cope with the trauma of being sent to the US.
Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love will not be extradited to the US after a High Court ruling