The family of George Floyd said they “will be able to breathe” if Derek Chauvin, the former officer who knelt on the unarmed black man for more than nine minutes, is convicted of his murder.
Speaking yesterday outside the Minneapolis courthouse where Mr Chauvin is on trial, the Floyd family described their anguish at having to “relive” Mr Floyd’s final moments during the proceedings.
“It causes them and many people to suffer PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder),” said Ben Crump, a lawyer representing the family.
Mr Crump said the televised trial, which entered its seventh day of testimony yesterday, had had a “psychological” toll on not just the family, but the global audience following remotely.