George Floyd s family describes heart-wrenching experience in the courtroom during Derek Chauvin s trial, attorney says
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Witness describes how George Floyd s consciousness floated away as testimony begins in Derek Chauvin trial
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The trial of ex-policeman Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd reached the end of its first week as much has come to light about his death following a week of testimony.
Floyd’s death shocked the world and his dying words ‘I can’t breathe’ became a slogan for a movement determined to put an end to police brutality against minorities in the US. It also sparked a movement that triggered worldwide protests against police brutality.
The first week of Chauvin’s trial heard witness statements from bystanders and those who witnessed the final moments of Mr Floyd’s life.
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The officer with the most seniority on the Minneapolis Police Department said on Friday that he s never been trained to put his knee on someone s neck, noting that doing so could kill someone.
The senior officer, Lt. Richard Zimmerman of the department s homicide unit, also testified that putting someone in handcuffs brings the threat level way down – and he said anyone who is cuffed while facedown on the ground should be moved immediately.
The trial of former officer Derek Chauvin on murder charges has entered a more technical phase, centering on officers application of police policy and George Floyd s medical status in the final minutes of his life.