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While too ill to appear in the dock to answer allegations of abusing one of his pupils at a Cape Town school almost 40 years ago, a retired teacher faces the possibility of being shipped back to the United Kingdom amid a renewed bid to have him extradited for similar crimes.

The developer has insisted he 'bent over backwards' to protect the heritage of the school's main house, which inspired the White House

The teacher in question has more than 20 child abuse allegations to his name under the ongoing Scottish Child Abuse Enquiry, according to Campbell (pictured)

 A retired teacher accused of historic sex offences at two boys schools including Boris Johnsons alma mater is trying to avoid extradition from South Africa.

A matter playing out in the Cape Town magistrate’s court has seen the issues of jurisdiction, time-lapses and even Brexit become focal points as a former teacher tries to sidestep a request by the UK to have him sent back there. The case is against David Price, who used to be a schoolteacher in the UK, and who in court papers has labelled the charges against him as “vague and embarrassing”. The extradition matter was partially heard in the Cape Town court this week and is expected to resu...