Prosecutors accuse Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd as trial starts

Jerry Blackwell told jury that ex-officer used excessive and unreasonable force ‘without regard for Floyd’s life’Derek Chauvin trial begins – live updatesProsecutors accused former police officer Derek Chauvin of killing a defenceless George Floyd by “grinding and crushing him until the very breath, the very life, was squeezed out of him”, at the opening on Monday of a murder trial regarded by millions as a litmus test of US police accountability. Related: ‘It’s for the people’: how George Floyd Square became a symbol of resistance – and healing Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/29/derek-chauvin-murder-trial-george-floyd #george_floyd #law_(us) #race #us_policing #minneapolis #us_news