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New surveillance video shows aftermath of Ray Rice assault

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New surveillance footage has emerged of the moments following Ray Rice's domestic assault of Janay Palmer.


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The video, obtained by ABC News, shows both Rice and his now wife being placed in handcuffs in the emotional aftermath of the assault. Palmer is seen being placed in a wheelchair before the couple is shown kissing and nuzzling until they are separated.

Rice attempted to have the video suppressed in court, but lost his legal battle after the video was turned over to ABC News in response to a public-records request filed to the New Jersey Gaming Enforcement Division.

"This is a time of healing and he, quite naturally, doesn’t want another media showing of what must have been the worst event of his life," Rice's attorney, Peter Ginsberg, said Friday. "What the media ought to be focusing on is the issue of domestic violence and why the NFL never did anything to construct a personal conduct program that works and why the NFL ignored the issue of domestic violence. 

"Showing yet another Ray Rice video is simply a distraction."

Rice was recently reinstated by the NFL after appealing his indefinite suspension and is free to sign with any team in the league. 

He has also filed a wrongful termination grievance against the Baltimore Ravens.

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