Family awarded $50 million after police kill woman, injure her sonA jury in the US has awarded US$37 million (NZ$50 million) in damages to the family of Korryn Gaines, a black Maryland woman killed by county police in an August 2016 standoff that also injured her 5-year-old son. FACEBOOK Korryn Gaines' family has been awarded NZ$50 million in damages. The civil suit decision awarded more than US$32 million (NZ$43 million) to Kodi, US$4.5 million (NZ$6 million) to his toddler sister, Karsyn, and nearly US$1 million (NZ$1.35 million) among Gaines' parents and estate, court documents said. Field declined to offer additional comment to The Washington Post on Saturday (Sunday NZT). - The Washington Post

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