Former fighter pilot imprisoned in NSW on US extradition request unable to attend mother’s funeral

Exclusive: Daniel Duggan is in segregation in Lithgow prison and only spoke to his mother briefly after she suffered a stroke

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Daniel Duggan, the Australian pilot fighting an extradition request from the US from prison, will not be able to attend his mother's funeral, after she died in the US.

Duggan's 95-year-old mother, Anne, suffered a stroke earlier this week, and died overnight Wednesday in Boston.