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Apr 9, 2021 · The police caused George Floyd’s death, but drugs and heart disease played a role, the medical examiner says. Dr. Andrew Baker, the medical examiner who conducted George Floyd’s...
Apr 20, 2021 · In testimony from 45 witnesses over three weeks, attorneys returned to the trial’s central questions: what caused George Floyd’s death, and were Mr. Chauvin’s actions justified and lawful.
Apr 9, 2021 · What caused Floyd’s death were conditions created by Chauvin and other officers that caused Floyd’s heart to work harder to provide oxygen during the encounter.
- Impact of arrest on witnesses. Some of the most powerful testimony came in the first days of the trial when witnesses spoke of what they saw that day.
- Emotional testimony from girlfriend. Another powerful moment came when Mr Floyd's girlfriend of three years, Courteney Ross, took the stand. She described their first meeting, in the lobby of a Salvation Army homeless shelter, where Mr Floyd worked as a security guard, and how he had been devastated by his mother's death in 2018.
- Was force justified? Another key issue at the heart of this trial has been whether Derek Chauvin violated policies on restraint when he kneeled on George Floyd's neck for nine and a half minutes.
- Cause of death. The cause of Mr Floyd's death was arguably central to this trial, with the prosecution maintaining he died from asphyxia while the defence pointed to Mr Floyd's drug use and general poor health.
May 31, 2022 · Police on Trial: two years after the killing of George Floyd, what has changed? The Minneapolis murder led to protests and calls for structural change but a new documentary shows the journey to...
Apr 20, 2021 · Prosecutor Schleicher said Chauvin directly caused Floyd's death and urged the jury to "use your common sense." "Believe your eyes," he said. "What you saw, you saw."
Apr 14, 2021 · Medical experts called by the prosecution have said that low oxygen levels, caused by the restraint, were the cause of Floyd's death. Chauvin's defense has suggested that Floyd's heart...
