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Three US citizens accused of a botched child snatch murder plot have been extradited from Scotland to face justice after seven years. ‌

Valerie Hayes, Gary Reburn and Jennifer Amnott were found living in Glasgow in 2018 after the FBI identified them as being behind a plot to kidnap five children and kill their parents. ‌

But the trio remained in Scottish prisons - costing the public purse at least £1million - as they battled to stay in the country . ‌

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg dismissed claims an extradition would violate their human rights in July, after lawyers argued they faced an unfair sentence if convicted in the States.

And now the three have finally been returned to the US, where they appeared in court for the first time to face

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