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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Adrian Sainz and Travis Loller

Tyre Nichols’ family sues Memphis police over beating, death

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The family of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after a brutal beating by five Memphis police officers, sued the city of Memphis, individual officers and emergency medical personnel involved in his case, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Memphis.

The suit, filed by lawyers for Tyre Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, seeks a jury trial and financial damages.

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