George Floyd and Daunte Wright never met but there’s a chilling overlap between the two men. They died within 11 miles of each other, Mr Floyd on the south side of Minneapolis and Mr Wright in Brooklyn Center to the north of the city. Their families now also share legal representation in attorney Ben Crump. […]
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George Floyd officer murder trial: Jury retires to consider verdict
Officer Derek Chauvin “had to know” he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as the Black man cried over and over that he couldn’t breathe and finally fell silent, a prosecutor at the murder trial told the jury. “Use your common sense. Believe your eyes. What you saw, you saw,” Steve Schleicher said, […]
Prosecutor: Chauvin ‘had to know’ Floyd’s life was in danger
The defense for the now-fired white officer contends Floyd put himself at risk by using fentanyl and methamphetamine, then resisted officers trying to arrest him — factors that combined with his heart disease to lead to his death. But Schleicher described how Chauvin ignored Floyd’s cries that he couldn’t breathe, and continued to kneel on […]
Cardiologist says police, not heart or drug issues, killed George Floyd
Yet another medical expert in the Derek Chauvin trial has testified that George Floyd didn’t die because of a fentanyl overdose or pre-existing heart problems. Instead, according to cardiologist Dr Jonathan Rich, an expert witness called by the state, Mr Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for minutes, along with other police restraints, triggered a […]
Medical examiner who led George Floyd’s autopsy says police restraints were ‘more than he could take’
George Floyd died because when police restrained him on the ground for more than nine minutes with knees on his back and neck, it was more than he “could take” with his “very severe” pre-existing heart conditions, the county medical examiner who conducted Mr Floyd’s autopsy testified on Friday. “In my opinion, the law enforcement […]
Doctor who performed George Floyd autopsy stands by homicide conclusion
MINNEAPOLIS – The medical examiner who performed the autopsy on George Floyd after last May’s deadly arrest explained how he concluded the death was a homicide at the hands of police in testimony on Friday at former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. [embedded content] As jurors studied graphic autopsy photographs, Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin […]
Derek Chauvin trial: George Floyd’s coroner says police restraint ‘more than he could take’
George Floyd died ‘because he had no oxygen in his body’, medical expert says Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr Andrew Baker is expected to testify today in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Dr Baker is the only person who performed an autopsy on George Floyd, following his death in May 2020 […]
George Clooney has been offering blunt advice to George Floyd’s team in Chauvin trial emails
George Clooney has offered some particularly blunt advice for the prosecution team in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd. The Hollywood actor reached out to Floyd family lawyer Benjamin Crump by email this week, the attorney said in an appearance on The View. Clooney has been in contact […]
Medical examiner blames police pressure for Floyd’s death
Baker said being involved in a scuffle raises adrenaline, which asks the heart to beat even faster and supply more oxygen. “And in my opinion, the law enforcement subdual, restraint and the neck compression was just more than Mr. Floyd could take by virtue of that, those heart conditions,” the medical examiner said. Chauvin, 45, […]
George Floyd’s Drug Dealer Refuses to Testify For Fear He Could Be Charged With His Murder
George Floyd’s drug dealer refused to testify during Tuesday’s hearing because his laywer feared he would be charged with third-degree murder for supplying the drugs that lead to his death. Morries Hall, the man identified as Floyd’s drug dealer, invoked the fifth during yesterday’s hearing in anticipation of a possible murder prosecution for giving him […]
BLM Activist Warns Buildings Will Burn If Chauvin Isn’t Convicted Of George Floyd’s Murder
If former cop Derek Chauvin is acquitted of George Floyd’s killing “all hell is going to break loose” according to a warning by a prominent Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist. Amid a wave of condemnation and without explanation, model and activist Maya Echols deleted her post. You can unsubscribe any time. By subscribing you agree […]
George Floyd news — live: Minneapolis police chief to give ‘remarkable’ testimony against Derek Chauvin
Police vet says Derek Chauvin used ‘totally unnecessary’ force on George Floyd The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd continues on Monday as it enters its second week. After five days dominated by emotional testimony from eyewitnesses, the evidence is expected to turn towards the officer’s training. […]
‘George Floyd Is Us – It’s Disgusting To Demonize Him’ Says CNN’S Don Lemon
CNN anchor Don Lemon sounded off on Friday sharing his thoughts about the Derek Chauvin trial for George Floyd’s death. Appearing on the CNN show ‘New Day’, Lemon claimed that Floyd’s death is ‘indicative’ of how black men in this country feel when they interact with the police. He also said that “George Floyd is […]
It was ‘unnecessary’ to kneel on George Floyd’s neck during arrest, US court hears
Kneeling on George Floyd ‘s neck while he was handcuffed and lying on his stomach was “totally unnecessary,” the head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s homicide division testified on Friday. “If your knee is on a person’s neck, that can kill him,” said Lt Richard Zimmerman, adding that when a person is handcuffed behind their […]
Like Floyd Vietnamese Were Victims of a “Flourishing US Culture of Excessive Force Racism & Impunity”
The 27 $million to the family of George Floyd answering allegations that his civil rights were violated within a flourishing American culture of excessive force, racism and impunity by implication puts protective value on all lives in the USA. Remaining valueless are the millions of lives taken overseas by Americans, including by Black GIs who […]
Jurors shown video of George Floyd’s death at ex-cop’s trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The video of George Floyd gasping for breath was essentially Exhibit A as the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee on the Black man’s neck went on trial Monday on charges of murder and manslaughter. Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell showed the jurors the footage at the earliest opportunity, during opening statements, […]
George Floyd news: Witness says Derek Chauvin used ‘blood choke’ as Floyd ‘pleaded for his life’
Derek Chauvin trial witness says he heard George Floyd ‘pleading for his life’.mp4 The first day of Derek Chauvin’s trial over the death of George Floyd has come to an end, with the former Minneapolis police officer’s defence saying that the use of force is “not attractive” but is a necessary part of policing. After […]
A ‘grinding and crushing’ knee on George Floyd: ex-officer’s trial begins
Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin squeezed the life out of George Floyd when he arrested him last May, a prosecutor told jurors in his opening statement at Chauvin’s trial on murder charges on Monday.Jerry Blackwell, a prosecutor with the Minnesota attorney general’s office, told jurors that officers who wear the Minneapolis police badge pledge to […]
Trial of Derek Chauvin, former officer in George Floyd’s death, gets underway
A former Minneapolis police officer went on trial Monday in the death of George Floyd, which sparked outrage across the U.S. and beyond. Floyd, 46, died in May 2020 after Derek Chauvin held him to the ground with a knee to the neck for nearly nine minutes despite the Black man crying out that he […]
Jury seated in murder trial of ex-policeman for George Floyd’s death
The last member of a full jury of 12, along with three alternates, were seated on Tuesday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in the arrest and death of George Floyd last year. Twelve jurors and two alternates had been seated since the trial began two weeks […]