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Updated 1:42 p.m. ET, April 8, 2021
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The court is in a lunch break. Witness testimony will continue in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin when the court returns.
Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
Floyd died in May 2020 after Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd s neck while he pleaded, I can t breathe. His final moments, recorded on video, led to widespread protests against police brutality and racism as well as incidents of unrest.
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Key takeaways from Day 8 of the Derek Chauvin trial
The Death of George Floyd: Day 8 recap of Derek Chauvin s trial
Replay Video UP NEXT It wasn t just former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin s knee on the neck of George Floyd that contributed to the alleged excessive force applied in the fatal 2020 arrest of the 46-year-old Black man, a prosecution expert witness testified Wednesday. Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Jody Stiger a veteran use-of-force trainer, who is testifying as a paid expert witness for the prosecution said his review of video evidence in Floyd s arrest indicated that Chauvin was also using a pain compliance technique on Floyd s handcuffed left hand.
Dr. Martin Tobin testifies during Derek Chauvin s murder trial on April 8.
In the final moments of his life, George Floyd was so desperate for air that he resorted to trying to use his fingers, knuckles, and shoulder muscles to position himself to breathe while being pinned down by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, a medical expert testified Thursday.
Dr. Martin Tobin, a pulmonary and critical medicine doctor with 45 years of experience, was called on by the prosecution as an outside expert witness to testify about Floyd s cause of death, which is at the center of Chauvin s murder trial in Minneapolis.
Updated 7:34 PM ET, Thu April 8, 2021
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Jurors heard testimony from a series of witnesses today in former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin s trial.
Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
Floyd died in May 2020 after Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd s neck while he pleaded, I can t breathe. His final moments, recorded on video, led to widespread protests against police brutality and racism as well as incidents of unrest.
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