“I didn’t do anything to deserve such...
“I didn’t do anything to deserve such an attack and I’m going to carry a life sentence for this.”
--City Councilwoman Ruth Galanter, her words barely audible because of permanent damage to her vocal cords, addressing a Superior Court judge before he sentenced her knife attacker to a maximum 14 years and 4 months in prison.
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