Derek Chauvin verdict: jury returns to deliver decision – live

Former officer charged with murder over death of George FloydTwelve-panel Minneapolis jury began deliberations on MondayBiden on Chauvin trial: ‘I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict’Hundreds join high school walkout: ‘Police don’t care about us’ 9.37pm BST The verdict in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial could come at any minute now. It is expected that the verdict will be read between now and 4pm local time in Minnesota. That’s 5 pm EST, 10 pm in the UK, and 9 pm GMT. 9.25pm BST Jurors in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, who have reached a verdict, came to their decision after about nine hours. The 12-member panel, which has been sequestered since deliberations began Monday afternoon, weighed three weeks of testimony—from 45 witnesses—during this brief period. It took a jury in Chicago less than eight hours in 2018 to convict Jason Van Dyke, a former Chicago police officer, of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm in the death of Laquan McDonald, a Black teenager who was carrying a knife but heading away from the police. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/apr/20/derek-chauvin-verdict-trial-jury-returns-george-floyd-death #george_floyd #minneapolis #us_news #us_politics #world_news #race #us_crime