A doctor testifying at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights said George Floyd died because his breathing was restricted as he was restrained while handcuffed and facedown.
are accused of depriving Floyd, 46, of his rights when they failed to give him medical aid as Chauvin knelt on the Black man’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes while Floyd pleaded for air. Kueng and Thao are also accused of failing to intervene inKueng knelt on Floyd’s back, Lane held his legs and Thao kept bystanders back. Their trial resumed Monday after being abruptly suspended last week because one defendant tested positive for COVID-19.Last week, Dr.
Andrew Baker, Hennepin County’s chief medical examiner, said Floyd died after police “subdual, restraint and neck compression” caused his heart and lungs to stop. He said heart disease and drug use were factors but not the “top line” causes. He said Floyd had an enlarged heart that needed more oxygen than normal, as well as narrowed arteries.
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