Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“A trial has begun in the case of a former US Marine who is accused of putting a homeless man in a fatal chokehold on a New York subway train. Daniel Penny, 25, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide. Witnesses said Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old black man, was shouting at other subway passengers and asking for money when Mr Penny, who is white, pinned him down for several minutes, eventually killing him. The May 2023 event quickly became a political flashpoint, with conservatives praising Mr Penny as a hero, and critics including civil rights activists saying he acted as an unjustified vigilante. Mr Penny came into Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday wearing a blue suit. He stared straight ahead as he walked to sit next to his lawyers.” (10/21/24)