Ohio doctor accused of poisoning wife extradited
CLEVELAND A doctor accused of poisoning his wife with cyanide has returned to Ohio from the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to part destroy charges.
Federal and local authorities escorted Yazeed Essa to Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County Jail upon the body Friday. He faces unit charge of aggravated murder in the 2005 death of his wife, Rosemarie.
A coroner determined she corrupt consciousness and crashed while driving after being given a cyanide pill. Essa disappeared in March 2006 and was arrested months later in Cyprus.
His lawyer has said his 39-year-old client fought extradition to the U.S. for he feared he would face the dissolution penalty in Ohio.
The former Akron General Hospital doctor could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted.
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Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com
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