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Excessive Force, Broken Arm by West Virginia Police Nets Mentally Ill Woman $7,410

Loaded on July 15, 2008

Filed under: Mental Health, Excessive Force (Police). Location: West Virginia.

A 71-year-old mentally ill West Virginia Woman was awarded $7,410 for excessive force, resulting in a fractured humerus. Mrs. Willis, a 71-year-old mentally ill woman, was detained at the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. Guards attempted to take a cigarette case from her, fracturing her upper arm in the process.

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