City to pay $625K to mom whose baby was ripped away by police
New York City will pay $625,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a mother whose toddler was yanked from her arms by police in a widely seen online video, the city’s Law Department said.
Jazmine Headley sued the city in August alleging trauma and humiliation and seeking unspecified damages over the December 2018 incident at a Brooklyn benefits office.
In February, she testified before the City Council, which offered her a public apology and passed legislation aimed at improving how people are treated at benefits offices and making the system more transparent.