The medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s autopsy is testifying in Derek Chauvin’s trial
The medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s autopsy has taken the stand in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin.
Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker’s testimony could be crucial, as Baker ruled Floyd’s death last May a homicide and identified the cause as “cardiopulmonary arrest” that occurred during “law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression.”
Baker’s testimony comes on the 10th day of Chauvin’s trial, the culmination of a week filled with expert testimony by not only medical experts, but also
Chauvin trial: Experts offer differing views on George Floyd s cause of death
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Day 10 of Derek Chauvin s trial for the murder of George Floyd featured testimony from the Hennepin County medical examiner. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
April 9 (UPI) Attorneys in the Derek Chauvin murder trial in Minneapolis on Friday questioned medical experts, who appeared to offer differing views of George Floyd s cause of death.
Dr. Andrew Baker, the Hennepin County medical examiner who conducted Floyd s autopsy, said he listed the man s cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression.
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Show Transcript today we re hearing from a critical witness for the prosecution and that s Hennepin County medical examiner. Dr Andrew baker. He says that he believes the main reason why George Floyd died was because of what was happening with his neck as well as a lack of oxygen. And that s the same thing we ve been hearing for medical examiners for the past couple of days. Getting more damning testimony against Derek chauvin, a pivotal moment in the trial against Derek chauvin. As week two of testimony wraps up the prosecution looking to strengthen its argument that the former Minneapolis police officer used excessive force when he kept his knee on George Floyd s neck fo
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Reflections of a George Floyd wall memorial; a woman holds a sign near the Hennepin County Government Center; Mr. Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd arrives for the trial; flowers and pictures on the corner near Cup Foods; the courthouse reflected in a puddle.
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Floyd’s Cause of Death Was Homicide, Medical Examiner Says
Dr. Andrew Baker, the Hennepin County medical examiner who performed the initial autopsy of George Floyd, said that there were contributing factors to Mr. Floyd’s death but that ultimately it was homicide.