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BK mother receives $2M settlement in Riker's Island death

A Brooklyn mother has received $2 million from the city in a settlement in the death of her son at Riker's Island. Charnel Robinson's 18-year-old son Christopher was beaten to death by fellow inmates

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Jun 8, 2012, 4:46 PM

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