The wife of a man believed to have been murdered by a former Aberdeen student has said their son begs to know why the man accused of beating him to death has never been jailed.
Teacher Harris Binotti was placed on Interpol’s most wanted list after he left Myanmar in November 2016, and is accused of murdering Gary Ferguson.
Binotti, who lived in the city from 2010 to 2013 when he studied at Robert Gordon University, was last year traced to a flat in Glasgow – but police in Scotland say they have “no authority” to arrest him in connection to the allegations.
Mr Ferguson’s widow Nong, 34, said their son Jeremy, six, is confused about why the “bad man” hasn’t been arrested.
She said: “Jeremy asks me when this bad man will go to jail.
“They were very close. He misses his dad so much. All the toys and cartoons remind him of his dad.
“We are locked in this torture prison every day for 18 months now. This is not good for us.
“Jeremy and I have one wish, but it is not possible. Now all we can do is wait for justice.”
Fellow teacher Mr Ferguson, from Bangor, Northern Ireland, was found beaten to death in a flat he shared with Binotti and the accused’s girlfriend in November 2016.
The men were believed to have been out drinking before Mr Ferguson’s body was discovered, and neighbours reported hearing sounds of a fight coming from the flat.
Both Binotti and Mr Ferguson had been teaching English at the Horizon International School in Yangon.
Mr Ferguson’s widow added: “I feel very let down the British Government. My son is also British, and nobody seems to care about his welfare.
“I am left to care for him and nobody cares about how we are doing, besides my family and Gary’s family who have helped us a lot.
“Now Scotland is acting as his protector, and we are forgotten.
“I want the UK to get this case in court or extradite Binotti to Myanmar to serve his sentence.”
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has the authority to send the suspect back to Myanmar but the UK Government said it was unable to confirm or deny whether an extradition request has been made until an arrest was made.