THE daughter-in-law of fugitive Eddie Maher has said she handed him into US authorities because she feared for her life after finding out his real identity.
Maher – known as "Fast Eddie" – was jailed for five years for the 1993 theft of a security van containing £1.2 million at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.
The 57-year-old spent almost 20 years on the run in the US before being arrested in February 2012.
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