The jury in the high-profile trial of the white police officer accused of killing George Floyd was shown the stomach-churning bystander video on Monday of the death of the 46-year-old black man.
Mr Floyd said"I can't breathe" 27 times, Mr Blackwell said, before being loaded, unconscious, on a stretcher by medics and taken to hospital, where he was declared dead.Third-degree murder added to charges against US policeman on trial for George Floyd's deathThe jury of nine women and five men watched intently while the video was played in a hushed Minneapolis courtroom.
Mr Blackwell said in his opening statement that the 44-year-old defendant was not following police procedure and acted callously. The video of Mr Floyd's death sparked protests for racial justice and against police brutality across the United States and around the world. George Floyd must receive justice, his family said ahead of the trial of the white police officer accused of killing the black man.Mr Blackwell said he was not trying to put all police on trial, only Mr Chauvin, who was fired from the Minneapolis police department.
Mr Nelson urged the jury to ignore the furor surrounding the case."There is no political or social cause in this courtroom," he said.
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