Derek Chauvin trial: George Floyd’s death ‘absolutely preventable’, doctor testifies

<p>Cardiologist told jury Floyd would have lived had Chauvin not pinned him down and was certain Floyd did not die of a heart attack or drug overdose</p><p>George Floyd’s death was “absolutely preventable” and he would have lived if Derek Chauvin had not pinned him to the street, a medical expert said on Monday in the murder trial of the white former Minneapolis police officer.</p><p>Chauvin denies murdering Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, last May, when he knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/12/derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd-death-absolutely-preventable-doctor-testifies">Continue reading...</a>