Former US police officer’s murder verdict reversed in Australian woman’s death

Mohamed Noor was sentenced to 12-and-a-half-years (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP)

A US court has reversed the murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman in 2017, saying the charge did not fit the circumstances of the case.

Mohamed Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a dual US-Australian citizen who called emergency services to report a possible sexual assault behind her home.