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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nathan Place

New York will pay $7m to wrongly convicted Wu-Tang Clan studio worker who spent 23 years in prison for murder

AP

New York City will pay $7m to a man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, the city has announced.

Grant Williams was convicted in 1997 of fatally shooting Shdell Lewis on Staten Island, but a judge vacated the conviction last year. On Monday, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander said the city had reached a settlement with the former convict.

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