Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin tells the judge that he waived his right to testify to the jury, next to his defence attorney Eric Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US April 15, 2021 — Reuters picMINNEAPOLIS, Apr 17 — Defence witnesses took the stand during the third week of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd.
The South African-born Fowler said Floyd had an enlarged heart and a “significant narrowing of all of his coronary arteries.” Brodd initially said that pinning Floyd facedown in the street with officers on his back was not a use of force.