A Connecticut teenager at the center of a custody dispute based on conflicting medical diagnoses was returned to her parents on Wednesday morning.

The decision came after a Massachusetts judge on Tuesday, June 17 ordered the release of Justina Pelletier, of West Hartford who had been the focal point of a 16-month, two-state dispute that revolved around whether she had a disease of the cellular system or a psychological disorder.

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