Federal court dismisses civil rights lawsuit filed by state lawmaker against City of Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A federal court has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by a state lawmaker against the City of Hartford.

Representative Maryam Khan claimed Hartford police officers didn’t do enough to help her after she was attacked by a man while leaving a Muslim prayer service back in 2023.

An internal investigation at HPD found that responding officers did respond appropriately.

The suspect who attacked her, 30-year-old Andrey Desmond, was arrested and eventually sentenced to five years in prison.

Representative Kahn now has until October 3rd to file an amended complaint.

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