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December 6, 2022

Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against Domestic Abuse Survivor Tracy McCarter
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Here in New York, a judge has dismissed the murder charge against
domestic violence survivor Tracy Mc Carter, a nurse and grandmother who
was arrested in 2020 after her husband died of a stab wound when she
defended herself during an altercation. Manhattan District Attorney
Alvin Bragg declined to move forward on the case after he'd said while
running for office, "Prosecuting a domestic violence survivor who acted
in self-defense is unjust." The judge left the case unsealed for 60 days
to give Bragg "the opportunity" to seek further charges. Bragg's office
says it is "reviewing the decision." Mc Carter said in a statement
Friday, "I am innocent. And I am devastated that on March 2, 2020, a man
whom I loved lost his life. We were both the victims of the cruel
disease of alcoholism. Dismissing the unjust charge against me can't
give back what I've lost, but I am relieved that this nightmare is over,
and I am determined to once again thrive." Click here to see our
coverage of this case.


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