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Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders

Paramedic Peter Cichuniec received a five-year prison sentence for his role in Elijah McClain's death, marking a significant development.
Cichuniec and a fellow paramedic were convicted of criminally negligent homicide and injecting McClain with ketamine, resulting in his death.
McClain's mother Sheneen expressed relief after the sentencing, calling it the "bare minimum" and stating, "I can't even imagine what Elijah experienced.

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BBC News

Elijah McClain: Paramedic given five years in jail for death of US man

McClain died when paramedics injected him with an overdose of ketamine after he was assaulted by police.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

‘They felt no need to stop the brutality’: Colorado paramedic gets five-year prison term for killing Elijah McClain

Peter Cichuniec one of two paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide for role in 23-year-old’s death after police stopA former Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by Aurora police.Peter Cichuniec was one of two paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide for their roles in the 23-year-old’s death, which sparked years of protests and changes…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders

A Colorado paramedic was sentenced Friday to five years in prison in a rare prosecution of medical responders following the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020.

2 months ago·Canada

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