A pregnant woman who lay in a hospital bed for hours filed a lawsuit against the city and several NYPD officials on Wednesday.
The unnamed mother of two – who was later sued – was sued – she received $ 750,000 for a suit alleging emotional distress and violation of her civil rights, According to cnn
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“This was not my birth plan. I felt a failure like my unborn because it was not something that was planned for [either] Of us, “the woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the outlet.” And I’m still in pain. “
The woman was arrested at her home on December 17, 2018, for a misdemeanor assault that allegedly occurred a week earlier, and went into labor the same day, The lawsuit states.
According to the lawsuit, without the presence of the child’s father, his wrists and ankles were then shaken by police for hours, which he recorded in the presence of the child’s father.
“My only assistance was the nurse who was helping me,” the woman said. “Nobody – not my family, not my friends – just strangers all over.”
During the ordinance, an officer allegedly claimed that he could not lift the restrictions, due to an unspecified policy.
The officer said the nurses agreed to remove him, stating that he “needed to push and that the handcuffs were preventing him from getting an epidural,” the lawsuit states.
According to his lawyers, the woman’s assault charge was later dismissed and sealed.
“The first breath that this child took on this earth was born of violence. It was violence, what the NYPD did to her, ”said her lawyer, Anne Oradeco.
The NYPD declined to comment. The city’s law department did not immediately return a request for comment.
The settlement states that the settlement is not an admission by the defendants that they violated the rights of the woman.
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