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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

Azsia Johnson’s heartbroken mother says ‘police failed my daughter’ after she reported domestic violence

New York Post

Azsia Johnson’s heartbroken mother choked back tears as she said “police failed my daughter” this week in the wake of her 20-year-old’s death. Lisa Desort’s daughter had made multiple domestic violence complaints against her ex-boyfriend before she died.

Alongside New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Ms Desort spoke at a vigil in honour of her daughter on Thursday night just steps from where the young mother-of-two was shot dead execution-style while pushing her three-month-old baby in a stroller.

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