Alleged hacker at risk of suicide, says father

The vicar father of an autistic man accused of hacking into US government computers warned there was a “high probability” his son would kill himself if he is extradited.

Lauri Love, who has Asperger’s syndrome, is accused of stealing data from US agencies including the Federal Reserve and the FBI.

Rev Alexander Love, a prison chaplain, said: “Lauri is somebody who strikes me as somebody who will do this [commit suicide]. The probability is quite high.”