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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rhian Lubin

Judge dismisses manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny after jury deadlocks twice

A judge has dismissed the manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny over the death of a homeless man on a New York City subway after jurors deadlocked twice in one day.

Penny faced a charge of manslaughter in addition to criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, who Penny held in a chokehold for about six minutes on a New York City subway in 2023.

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