Kevin Patterson bludgeoned a man three times his age to death with a shovel. He was arrested in Canada and initially tried to avoid extradition to the US on the grounds that he is gay, and he had been sexually abused in prison in the US
Subsequently he has said that he is actually a woman called Rachel, and that if he is extradited he must serve time in a women's prison. Patterson's lawyer has claimed that the prejudice against transwoman in US prisons is so extreme he would be 'ripped to shreds'.
Extradition is going ahead after assurances on the protection of transgender inmates were received.
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