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Man ‘too scared to go home’ because of coronavirus allegedly hid in US airport for three months
A man accused of hiding in a US airport for three months was “too scared to go home” because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a court has heard.
Key points:
- The 36-year-old told police the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly
- He was arrested after showing an airport operations manager’s missing badge to staff
- Mr Singh told authorities other passengers had been giving him food
Californian man Aditya Singh has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months.
After his arrest on Saturday, the 36-year-old told police the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly.
His lawyer, assistant public defender Courtney Smallwood, said it was unclear why Mr Singh came to Chicago or whether…
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