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$100K Settlement Against Attleboro Approved

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Nov 20, 2009 at 9:45 AM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 9:45 AM EDT

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A judge has approved a $100,000
settlement from the city of Attleboro to a teenage girl who claims her wrist was broken during a scuffle with a police officer.

Esther Durex said she was struck multiple times when she was
stopped and questioned after leaving a party in October 2008.
Police alleged she was combative and intoxicated, and she was
charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace.

Medical tests proved she had no drugs or alcohol in her system
and charges were eventually dismissed.

A lawyer for the city said in Fall River Superior Court on Thursday the city was not opposed to the settlement, reached
between the Durex's lawyers and the city's insurance carrier.

Durex, an honors student, was 16 at the time of the incident.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Monday, Nov 23 at 8:40 AM debbie wrote ...

good for her

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