Video: Fighting Gary McKinnon's extradition was 'emotional rollercoaster', says mother Janis Sharp said she was "overwhelmed" and "incredibly happy" after a 10-year battle against the extradition of her son, which had been "an emotional rollercoaster." At an emotional press conference, Ms Sharp praised Home Secretary Theresa May for blocking the extradition on human rights grounds. "To stand up to another nation as strong and powerful as America is rare and she had the guts to do it," she said, adding that her son was "so emotional he couldn't speak" when he heard the news," she said. The Home Secretary earlier told MPs that medical reports warning the computer hacker would kill himself if sent to the US were sufficient grounds to keep him in the UK. She also announced plans to change extradition rules to allow courts to block extradition attempts if it is in the interests of justice.