Ex-cop convicted of George Floyd’s murder files appeal
The death of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, in May 2020 sparked America’s biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades.
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The death of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, in May 2020 sparked America’s biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades.
Two officers in the US state of Washington were charged with the murder of a Black man who died in police custody as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe, and a third was charged with manslaughter, prosecutors said Thursday.
Initial claims by Louisiana authorities that a Black man stopped after a high-speed chase had died of crash-related injuries were undercut this week by newly released video showing police Tasing, dragging, choking and beating the man.
A Minnesota judge has ruled that the white former police officer convicted of the murder of African-American George Floyd abused his authority and acted with “particular cruelty,” paving the way for a potentially longer sentence.
A federal grand jury has charged Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers with civil rights crimes in connection with the death of George Floyd, the Justice Department announced Friday.
Derek Chauvin, the white ex-policeman convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd, asked Tuesday for a new trial on claims of jury and prosecution misconduct.
One of the jurors in the George Floyd murder trial broke his silence Wednesday to describe the “draining” proceedings to US media, lifting a veil of secrecy over the deliberations.
Sacked US police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced on June 16 for the murder of African American George Floyd in a case that sparked nationwide anti-racism protests.
A jury has unanimously convicted Derek Chauvin of the murder of George Floyd. Former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin had denied charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Dr David Fowler, a South African-trained pathologist who was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, has been testifying for the defence in the murder trial of fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin charged with killing George Floyd.