City of Oakland Pays $1.2M For Personal Injury
The city of Oakland will pay $1.2 million to a woman who suffered 3rd degree burns in a police raid in October 2008, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
During a search of a home the 31-year-old woman was visiting, a member of the police SWAT team threw a “flash-bang” grenade into a house. The grenade exploded near her, causing burns over 11 percent of her body and leaving her permanently disfigured.
The woman accused the police of using an “extreme level of force” when they used the grenade which typically used to disorient dangerous suspects and had full knowledge the grenade could severely burn or injure innocent bystanders. She subsequently spent nearly a month in the hospital and incurred $400,000 in medical expenses.
The City Council admitted no wrongdoing when they unanimously voted to approve the settlement.
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