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Lawyer: Woman who confronted Black teen 'emotionally unwell'

| January 7, 2021 5:35 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A California woman seen on video tackling a Black teenager whom she falsely accused of stealing her phone at a Manhattan hotel is “emotionally unwell" and remorseful, her attorney said Thursday, as the New York Police Department sent detectives out to speak with her.

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