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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

RARE PHOTOS: Murder charges dropped against bodega worker who stabbed customer | Rare Historical Photos

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced he was dropping murder charges against New York City bodega worker Jose Alba on Tuesday.

The DA’s office filed a motion in the Manhattan Criminal Court to dismiss the case against Mr Alba, 61, after deciding they couldn’t prove that he wasn’t justified in using “deadly physical force.”

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