lawyers for the family of tyre nichols, who was 29 and from memphis, say he was kicked, punched, and tasered. he died three days later. five officers have been charged with second degree murder, as peter bowers reports. another case of alleged police brutality in america, this time in memphis, where 29 year old tyre nichols died three days after he was stopped for alleged reckless driving. his family say he was severely beaten. the five officers were sacked last week after an investigation found them to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of mr nichols. now they ve been charged with second degree murder. this is a failing of basic humanity towards another individual. this incident was heinous, reckless, and inhumane. video footage of the arrest will be made public in the coming hours. tyre nichols grieving family had an opportunity to review it earlier this week. i don t know anything right now. all i know is my son tyre is not here with me any more.
about other female prisoners. former governor, rhona hotchkiss said that could have been avoided with specialist units for transgender inmates. windrush campaigners say they re dismayed and disappointed by the government s decision to drop crucial reform commitments made in the wake of the home office scandal. british residents were mistakenly classified as living in the uk illegally, despite arriving from the caribbean in the 1950s and 1960s. windrush families have accused the home secretary of betraying a promise to set things right. president biden has appealed for calm, as officials in the us city of memphis prepare to release bodycam footage of police officers carrying out a fatal attack on a black man they d stop for an alleged traffic offence. lawyers for the family of 29 year old tyree nichols say he was kicked, punched and tasered. five former police officers have been charged with second degree murder. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports.
and from memphis, say he was kicked, punched, and tasered. he died three days later. five officers have been charged with second degree murder, as peter bowes reports. another case of alleged police brutality in america, this time in memphis, where 29 year old tyre nichols died three days after he was stopped for alleged reckless driving. his family say he was severely beaten. the five officers were sacked last week after an investigation found them to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of mr nichols. now they ve been charged with second degree murder. this is a failing of basic humanity towards another individual. this incident was heinous, reckless, and inhumane. video footage of the arrest will be made public in the coming hours. tyre nichols grieving family had an opportunity to review it earlier this week. i don t know anything right now. all i know is my son tyre is not
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yes, tyre nichols, a 29 year old black man was stopped by the police. it was a traffic stop for a reckless driving. there was apparently an initial confrontation. this is back on january the 7th, initial confrontation. this is back onjanuary the 7th, and he started to run away from the scene when he was caught up with by the officers, and that s when the alleged beating took place. according to his family, they ve seen the results of the autopsy report, the postmortem examination, which they say justifies and supports their view that he was severely beaten at that point. he was also pepper sprayed and tasered as well. since earlier this month, five officers were sacked, and they ve all been charged with second degree murder. sacked, and they ve all been charged with second-degree murder. indeed, and we understand with second-degree murder. indeed, and we understand there with second-degree murder. indeed, and we understand there is with second-degree murder. indeed, and we unders