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Ex Rikers officer sues to get job back after she’s ‘shot in the face’

Janine Martin, a probationary officer, was allegedly shot by her hubby, Capt. Brian Martin, 37, during a fight in December 2013

By Kathianne Boniello and Yaron Steinbuch
New York Post

NEW YORK — A former city corrections officer whose husband – a fellow Rikers Island officer – allegedly shot her in the face announced a lawsuit Friday claiming she was fired after a lengthy medical absence and seeking to be reinstated.

Janine Martin, a probationary officer, was allegedly shot by her hubby, Capt. Brian Martin, 37, during a fight in December 2013 at their Roosevelt home on Long Island. He was charged with attempted murder.

Martin, 40, who was accompanied by her father, Sidney Howard, at a press conference, is seeking to be reinstated, back pay, benefit and seniority, according to the lawsuit filed against the city and Corrections Department.

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