A man claiming mistaken identity who is fighting extradition to the United States on a rape charge is to have his fingerprints taken in a bid to prove who he is.
US prosecutors have said that the 35-year-old, who claims to be called Arthur Knight, is actually called Nicholas Rossi and is wanted in Utah.
The man appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday via video link, where Sheriff Norman McFadyen said his prints would be taken by Police Scotland "in the interests of justice" and as a "belt and braces" measure.
The suspect, who is said to have faked his own death and fled to Scotland, has been linked to a number of attacks on other women across the United States.
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