Chauvin was sentenced to 22-and-a-half years in prison Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to over 22 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd last year. Ahead of the sentence being handed down, numerous people close to the case spoke in court, including Chauvin’s mother, and family members of George Floyd. […]
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‘When you sentence my son, you will also be sentencing me’ Derek Chauvin’s mother, Carolyn Pawlenty, spoke of her fears that she will be dead before her son is released from prison. In a statement at the sentencing hearing, Ms Pawlenty said her son’s portrayal in court and in the media is ‘far from the […]
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Derek Chauvin, the man who murdered George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22-and-a-half years Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been sentenced today. Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in April. On 25 May last year, Chauvin was recorded kneeling on Floyd’s neck […]
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Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter last month Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of the murder of George Floyd in April, has requested a new trial. Chauvin’s legal team have now filed documents to the court which allege misconduct on behalf of both the prosecutors and jury members. The former Minneapolis police officer, […]
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Martin Luther King III described the “amazing” moment that Chauvin’s guilty verdict was announced Martin Luther King III has responded to the news that Derek Chauvin was found guilty of George Floyd’s murder. The eldest son of the Martin Luther King Junior appeared on Times Radio on Sunday afternoon to share his reaction to Chauvin’s guilty […]
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Ma’Khia Bryant was shot dead on Tuesday afternoon A cop has shouted “blue lives matter” at the same location that a 16-year-old was shot dead by police on Tuesday afternoon. Police had been called to the scene in Columbus, Ohio yesterday after a 911 call reporting a teen with a knife. Bryant was shot after […]
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