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| Minneapolis prosecutors have won an early victory against the former police officer charged with murdering the Australian life coach Justine Damond Ruszczyk in a dark alley. | Minneapolis prosecutors have won an early victory against the former police officer charged with murdering the Australian life coach Justine Damond Ruszczyk in a dark alley. |
| A district court judge, Kathryn Quaintance, on Thursday dismissed an attempt by former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor’s legal team to have the case tossed out before next year’s trial. | A district court judge, Kathryn Quaintance, on Thursday dismissed an attempt by former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor’s legal team to have the case tossed out before next year’s trial. |
| The judge ruled that there was probable cause to charge Noor with one count of murder in the third degree and manslaughter in the second degree. | The judge ruled that there was probable cause to charge Noor with one count of murder in the third degree and manslaughter in the second degree. |
| “Defendant either saw and fired at what he believed was a person, or he fired into the darkness at an unknown target,” Quaintance told the court. “Under either scenario, the jury could find that his act was dangerous to human beings and was performed without regard for human life.” | “Defendant either saw and fired at what he believed was a person, or he fired into the darkness at an unknown target,” Quaintance told the court. “Under either scenario, the jury could find that his act was dangerous to human beings and was performed without regard for human life.” |
| Damond Ruszczyk, 40, formerly of Sydney, called police just before midnight on 15 July last year after hearing what she feared was a woman being raped near her Minneapolis home. | Damond Ruszczyk, 40, formerly of Sydney, called police just before midnight on 15 July last year after hearing what she feared was a woman being raped near her Minneapolis home. |
| When Damond Ruszczyk approached Noor’s patrol car in an alley behind her house he shot across his partner and fatally struck the Australian in the stomach. | When Damond Ruszczyk approached Noor’s patrol car in an alley behind her house he shot across his partner and fatally struck the Australian in the stomach. |
| A trial date has been set for 1 April in Minneapolis. | A trial date has been set for 1 April in Minneapolis. |
| Meanwhile, on Tuesday in the United States, a court ruled that the lawsuit filed by the victim’s family has been put on hold while the criminal case against the officer proceeds. | |
| US magistrate judge Tony Leung announced that the $50m civil rights lawsuit filed by the father of Damond Ruszczyk will be delayed until the state’s case against Noor is resolved through a dismissal, an acquittal or a sentencing. | |
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