By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Black men wrongly accused of the 1989 murder of a pregnant white woman in Boston have received a $150,000 settlement from the city in a high-profile case that had deepened rifts between the local police force and the Black community.

BY THE NUMBERS

Alan Swanson will get $50,000 and Willie Bennett will get $100,000 from the settlement, Boston officials said on Tuesday.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu had issued a formal apology in late 2023 on behalf of the city to the two men after the release of an HBO series, “Murder in Boston,” that dissected the killing and its aftermath, which exacerbated the city’s long-standing racial tensions.

Swanson and Bennett were not formally charged with the murder of the pregnant woman, Carol Stua

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