Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit saying they were assaulted by police or wrongfully arrested while peacefully observing a June 2020 protest in Massachusetts’ second-largest city over the killing of George Floyd.
The lawsuit filed last week names as defendants the city of Worcester, the former city manager, the chief of police and more than a dozen officers
While the protest on the night of June 1 and 2 turned violent, the lawsuit said none of the plaintiffs was involved in the violent conduct.Sign up for NECN newsletters. “We are aware that a lawsuit has been filed, however, the city has yet to be served," the city manager's office said in an email Friday. “There is no statement or comment at this time."
According to the lawsuit, one plaintiff who attended the protest was attacked by officers after she objected to police shoving demonstrators. The woman was punched in the face and the ribs, was brought to the ground where an officer placed a knee on her spine, and she suffered a knee injury that was so severe that she could not stand on her own. She had not done anything illegal, the lawsuit said.
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