Ethan Couch

Ethan Couch, who was dubbed the "affluenza teen", is due to be released from jail on Monday after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk and later fleeing to Mexico with his mother

A US judge on Wednesday sentenced a teenager who used "affluenza" as a defense in a deadly Texas drunk-driving accident -- and then fled to Mexico to evade his probation officer -- to two years in prison.

Authorities say officers were called to the residence of "affluenza teen" Ethan Couch's father to investigate claims that he attacked his girlfriend, but she wouldn't cooperate and no charges were filed.

The Texas teenager who was derided for an "affluenza" defence for killing four people while driving drunk has been transferred to an adult jail on Friday from the juvenile centre where he has been held for more than a week, online jail records showed.

Mexican authorities on Thursday deported a US teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a fatal Texas drunk-driving accident, a month after the fugitive was caught in a resort.

The mother of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defence for a deadly wreck is expected to leave jail soon after a judge on Monday sharply reduced her bond.

A fugitive US teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a deadly Texas drunk-driving case will spend weeks or months in a Mexican migrant detention facility while a court reviews his deportation case.

The mother of a Texas teenager, scorned for his "affluenza" defense in a trial over a deadly car crash, arrived in the United States today after deportation from Mexico, while her son won a delay in his extradition, media and Mexican officials said.

A teen fugitive who's known for using an "affluenza" defense and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists thronging a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and will be returned to the US after a cellphone used to order pizza gave away their location, authorities said on Tuesday.

A wealthy Texas teen who fled with his mother to Mexico to avoid possible jail time for breaking his probation in a fatal drunken-driving crash was captured by Mexican authorities and was likely to be returned to the United States later on Tuesday.

Authorities in Mexico have detained a wealthy Texas teenager sought in the United States after he apparently violated the terms of his probation for killing four people in a drink-driving accident, a newspaper said late today.

Ethan Couch, who was dubbed the "affluenza teen", is due to be released from jail on Monday after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk and later fleeing to Mexico with his mother

A US judge on Wednesday sentenced a teenager who used "affluenza" as a defense in a deadly Texas drunk-driving accident -- and then fled to Mexico to evade his probation officer -- to two years in prison.

Authorities say officers were called to the residence of "affluenza teen" Ethan Couch's father to investigate claims that he attacked his girlfriend, but she wouldn't cooperate and no charges were filed.

The Texas teenager who was derided for an "affluenza" defence for killing four people while driving drunk has been transferred to an adult jail on Friday from the juvenile centre where he has been held for more than a week, online jail records showed.

Mexican authorities on Thursday deported a US teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a fatal Texas drunk-driving accident, a month after the fugitive was caught in a resort.

The mother of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defence for a deadly wreck is expected to leave jail soon after a judge on Monday sharply reduced her bond.

A fugitive US teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a deadly Texas drunk-driving case will spend weeks or months in a Mexican migrant detention facility while a court reviews his deportation case.

The mother of a Texas teenager, scorned for his "affluenza" defense in a trial over a deadly car crash, arrived in the United States today after deportation from Mexico, while her son won a delay in his extradition, media and Mexican officials said.

A teen fugitive who's known for using an "affluenza" defense and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists thronging a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and will be returned to the US after a cellphone used to order pizza gave away their location, authorities said on Tuesday.

A wealthy Texas teen who fled with his mother to Mexico to avoid possible jail time for breaking his probation in a fatal drunken-driving crash was captured by Mexican authorities and was likely to be returned to the United States later on Tuesday.

Authorities in Mexico have detained a wealthy Texas teenager sought in the United States after he apparently violated the terms of his probation for killing four people in a drink-driving accident, a newspaper said late today.