Demonstrations in New York protesting the leniency of justice in convicting the murderer of a black man.
Protesters in New York City called for the conviction of a former US Marine who strangled a homeless black man, 30-year-old Jordan Neely, on the subway.
According to this report, hundreds of protesters in Score Park in South Manhattan in New York City, holding signs and banners with writings such as “Justice for Jordan Neely” and “Being poor is not a crime”, demanded the conviction of this man’s killer.
Authorities have not yet identified the ex-Navy officer who killed the homeless man, but a criminal law firm said in a statement that it identified the man as 24-year-old Daniel Penny.
This office added: Penny plans to express her regrets about this incident to Neely’s relatives. It is said that Neely aggressively threatened Penny and other passengers of the train and Daniel never intended to harm Neely and could not have predicted her death.
In addition to demanding Penney’s conviction, the protesters demanded further police investigation because, according to media reports, the police allowed Daniel Penney to be released before further questioning and investigation.
Meanwhile, Daniel Penny, who has not yet been convicted of the murder of this homeless man in the subway, and the district attorney have also announced that the investigation is still ongoing and they will review the medical report, because in this report, Nili’s murder was due to pressure. The throat area is mentioned.
Meanwhile, Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, stated that the issue of mental health played an important role in this incident, but he cannot comment on this until the final results of the investigation are announced.
