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On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, a Minneapolis mom breaks her silence about her then-12-year-old autistic child’s brush with Derek Chauvin
—Months before Chauvin allegedly brutalized a 14-year-old.
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On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, a Minneapolis mom breaks her silence about her then-12-year-old autistic child’s brush with Derek Chauvin
—Months before Chauvin allegedly brutalized a 14-year-old.
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The mother, Amy Coughlin, steps forward for the first time about how Chauvin responded to a call about her kid’s mental health crisis.
"I felt afraid for my life, and certainly for my kid's life at that moment,” she told me.
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"I felt afraid for my life, and certainly for my kid's life at that moment,” she told me.
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On the night of Jan. 16, 2017, Coughlin needed help.
Instead, she says, she got Chauvin.
She gave us permission to publish the police report and “blue card”—both written by Chauvin—documenting the encounter.
Instead, she says, she got Chauvin.
She gave us permission to publish the police report and “blue card”—both written by Chauvin—documenting the encounter.
Coughlin has never previously shared her story with any local, state or federal authorities—or the press. She reached out to us after learning of the federal case against Chauvin involving the 14-year-old.
“There is some shared experience there, and it's just haunting,” she said
“There is some shared experience there, and it's just haunting,” she said
At the family’s request, @LawCrimeNews is not publishing the name of the child, who gave the mother permission to share their story and image.
“I survived Derek Chauvin[...] So, we can do this, Mom,” the mother recalled the child saying.
More on this story soon.
“I survived Derek Chauvin[...] So, we can do this, Mom,” the mother recalled the child saying.
More on this story soon.
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