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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Paul Farrell

Daniel Penny walks the catwalk at event titled ‘Dressed to Kilt’ in New York City

Penny pictured behind a Scottish flag at the event in Manhattan on Saturday night - (JP Yim/Getty Images)

Just a few months after being acquitted of the criminally negligent homicide of Jordan Neely, a mentally ill Black man, after putting him in a chokehold on a crowded train, Daniel Penny modeled on a catwalk in an event titled “Dressed to Kilt.”

Penny, 26, appeared at the show in Manhattan on the night of April 5. Dr. Geoffrey Scott Carroll, the founder and chairman of Dressed to Kilt, explained his reasons for featuring Penny in the show exclusively to The Independent.

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