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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Two Black men were wrongly accused of killing a white woman in Boston 36 years ago. They’ve now received a $150K settlement

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, center, issued a formal apology to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett in 2023 - (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Two Black men wrongly accused of killing a pregnant white woman in a high-profile case in Boston in 1989 have received a $150,000 settlement from the city, two years after the mayor issued a formal apology.

Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were wrongly named as suspects in the death of Carol Stuart, whose husband said they had been shot during an attempted carjacking by a Black gunman.

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