Assault charge dropped against Worcester mother taken by ICE in high profile arrest

A prosecutor wrote that “the complaining witness in this case does not wish to proceed.”

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The Worcester mother who was detained by federal immigration agents during a chaotic confrontation is no longer facing the criminal charge that prompted her arrest, court records show.

Rosane Ferreira De Oliveira, 40, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant victim in February, according to records in Worcester District Court. The weapon was “a phone charger cable,” police wrote…

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