Chauvin had no need for force after Floyd was handcuffed and prone, expert testifies By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O Brien
Murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -A national expert in the proper use of force by police testified on Wednesday that former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin had no need to kneel on the neck of George Floyd once he was handcuffed and prone.
Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant Jody Stiger appeared as a prosecution witness at Chauvin’s murder trial, offering testimony intended to show that the defendant disregarded his training during his deadly arrest of the 46-year-old Black man last May.
April 08, 2021
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Sergeant Jody Stiger answers questions during the eighth day of the trial on April 7, 2021.
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MINNEAPOLIS - An expert in the use of force by police on Wednesday (April 7) faulted the actions of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin in last year s deadly arrest of George Floyd, testifying that no force should have been used after Floyd was handcuffed and prone.
Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant Jody Stiger appeared as a prosecution witness at Chauvin s murder trial, offering testimony intended to show that the defendant disregarded his training when he knelt on Floyd s neck for more than nine minutes last May.
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James Reyerson, senior special agent with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, answers questions as images of George Floyd s arrest play on a screen, on the eighth day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 7, 2021 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
(Reuters) - The jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the murder of George Floyd, heard testimony on Wednesday from several investigators who handled evidence in the case and a national use-of-force expert.
Derek Chauvin trial: George Floyd died from low level of oxygen, leading lung expert tells court
Witness testimony about George Floyd s death in police custody is set to resume for the ninth day
8 April 2021 • 3:16pm
George Floyd died from a low level of oxygen from being pinned facedown by Derek Chauvin for more than nine minutes with his hands handcuffed behind him, a leading pulmonologist told the former officer s murder trial.
Dr Martin Tobin, a world-leading lung and critical care specialist, said Mr Floyd s breathing was too shallow to take in enough oxygen, which in turn damaged his brain and caused an abnormal heart rhythm that made his heart stop.