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US veteran Daniel Penny on trial in New York for fatal subway chokehold

Former US Marine Daniel Penny arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court for jury selection in his trial in New York City, US, October 21, 2024 [Caitlin Ochs/Reuters]

A former United States Marine is set to go on trial for putting a man in a deadly chokehold while riding a New York subway in 2023.

The veteran, 25-year-old Daniel Penny, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter and four years if found guilty of the lesser offence of criminally negligent homicide.

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