The Derek Chauvin murder trial resumed with an expert witness backing the defense s contention that George Floyd died of cardiac arrest combined with illicit drugs in his body and not from a lack of oxygen while pinned to the pavement.
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An expert witness in the Derek Chauvin trial on Wednesday backed the defense s contention that George Floyd died of cardiac arrest combined with illicit drugs in his body and not from a lack of oxygen while pinned to the pavement by the now-fired police officer for more than 9 minutes late last spring.
The testimony of Dr. David Fowler, who recently retired after 17 years as the chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland, started the cause of death phase of the defense s case. Fowler wrapped up his testimony by saying he would have classified Floyd s manner of death as undetermined due to the multiple factors he cited.
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A cardiologist testified Monday that George Floyd, a Black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis last year, did not die of a heart attack or a drug overdose and would have survived had he not been pinned to a city street as police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee to his neck for…
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