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Former police officer Mohamed Noor loses appeal against murder conviction of Australian Justine Damond Ruszczyk
A panel of judges has denied the appeal of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor against his conviction for murdering Australian woman Justine Damond Ruszczyk.
Key points:
- Mohamed Noor was appealing his third-degree murder conviction
- The three judges voted 2-1 in dismissing for former police officer’s appeal
- Justine Damond Ruszczyk had phoned police the night she was killed to report a possible crime
Noor is serving 12-and-a-half years in prison for the death of Ms Damond Ruszczyk, whom he shot once in the stomach when she approached his patrol car in the alley behind her home in 2017.
Ms Damond Ruszczyk called police that night to report a possible sexual assault.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Noor challenged his…
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