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Owner, manager of school where girl choked indicted

Quick ReadThe owner and manager at Carousel Day School pleaded not guilty to several charges, including reckless assault of a child by a day care provider.

Olivia Raspanti, 2, died after choking on a

Photo credit: Joel Cairo | Olivia Raspanti, 2, died after choking on a carrot at Carousel Day School in Hicksville. (June 9, 2009)

Nassau prosecutors Wednesday unveiled an indictment of the owner and manager of a Hicksville school where a 2-year-old girl choked on a carrot and later died at a hospital last year.

Eugene Formica, owner of Carousel Day School, and Kathryn Cordaro, its manager, pleaded not guilty in Nassau County Court to a felony charge of reckless assault of a child by a day care provider and misdemeanor...

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