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US: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in George Floyd murder case
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US: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in George Floyd murder case

| @indiablooms | 21 Apr 2021, 09:04 am

Washington/UNI: A US jury in the state of Minnesota on Tuesday found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the African-American George Floyd murder case.

The Jury found him guilty on three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

On May 25, 2020, while trying to arrest Floyd, the cop was kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. In the video, Floyd could be heard saying: "I can’t breathe" when Chauvin’s knee was on his neck. Subsequently, Floyd became unconscious and died at a hospital.

The incident triggered mass protest across the world.

Chauvin,45, could be sent behind the bar for many decades.

The judge after reading Tuesday's verdicts said Chauvin will be sentenced in eight weeks, will remain in custody, and bail revoked.

The Floyd family's lawyer, Ben Crump welcomed the verdict.

"Painfully earned justice has finally arrived for George Floyd’s family. This verdict is a turning point in history and sends a clear message on the need for accountability of law enforcement. Justice for Black America is justice for all of America," Mr Crump tweeted after the verdict.

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