A Black woman who was separated from her toddler son during a violent arrest last year will receive $2 million from the city of Philadelphia.

During the October 2020 arrest, Rickia Young was bloodied then taken to jail, and separated from her son as the city dealt with escalating unrest following the fatal police-involved shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

“I hope the officers responsible will never have the chance to do something like this to another person,” Young said at Tuesday, Sept. 14, press conference.

Her attorneys said the city has never paid out such a large settlement for a non-fatal incident, but that the situation is about more than money.

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Young and her attorneys are calling for the officers involved in the arrest to be charged by the district attorney. “Our physical injuries may heal but the pain of seeing those images of my son in the arms of an officer and the horrible caption written to describe that picture may never heal,” Young said.

Source: Mother of Black Child Seen Held by Officer In Post Claiming the Child Was Saved from ‘Lawlessness’ Will Receive $2M from Philadelphia: ‘We’re Sorry’