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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Megan Sheets

Daunte Wright’s mother says court ‘murdered my son all over again’ after Kim Potter sentenced to two years

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The mother of slain Black man Daunte Wright expressed outrage at her son’s killer Kim Potter being sentenced to only two years, saying: “Today the justice system murdered my son all over again.”

Katie Wright spoke outside the Hennepin County Court on Friday after Potter, a former Minneapolis police officer, was handed a 24 month sentence – of which she will spend only 16 months behind bars and the rest on supervised release.

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