By James Slack and John Stevens and Andy Dolan Couple: Paul and Sandra Dunham were due to leave their home in Northampton this morning for London A British couple facing extradition to America in a row over expenses are feared to have attempted suicide just hours before they were due to be handed over to US marshalls. Paul and Sandra Dunham were last night being treated on separate hospital wards for a suspected overdose as police stood guard outside. The couple, both 58, had previously warned they would rather take their own lives than face the prospect of dying in a US jail.
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Paul and Sandra Dunham due to be extradited to Greenbelt in Maryland, US
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Emergency services called when they didn't emerge from Northampton home
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They were taken to hospital this morning but their condition is not known
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Couple said four months ago they'd consider suicide if they were extradited
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Charged with fraud and money laundering relating to husband's firm, Pace
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They claim charges are the result of soured relations with a business rival
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Couple said in January that they could be driven to suicide if extradited
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Mrs Dunham's son Dean says: 'I am obviously very concerned for them'
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