Santa Monica Pays $3 Million To Two Women Severely Injured When An Officer Cut Their Hands With A Knife And Scissors

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 30, 2024 — Two women arrested at a 2020 civil rights protest were left with lifelong injuries when a careless Santa Monica police officer stabbed them in their hands with his knife because he didn’t know how to release the zip-tie handcuffs.

The city recently settled a civil rights lawsuit for $3 million in the case, where the officer stabbed through one woman’s hand, a wound that required 21 stitches to close.

“These women were peaceful protestors on Ocean Avenue who were trying to leave the area about 6 p.m., but SMPD had closed off all exits and started placing people under arrest,” said Marina del Rey civil rights attorney V. James DeSimone, who represents Cheyenne Robinson and a second woman plaintiff..

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