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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

5 officers charged after Black man paralyzed in police van

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Five police officers in Connecticut have been charged with misdemeanours after Randy Cox, a Black man they had arrested, was left paralyzed after they transported him in a police van.

The charges have caused a stir on social media, with some users criticising the charges as insufficient when weighed against the suffering endured by Mr Cox.

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