George Floyd’s ‘life, it mattered’, brother says in wake of Chauvin guilty verdict – live

<ul><li>Philonise Floyd says family satisfied with guilty verdict</li><li>Former officer Chauvin to be sentenced in eight weeks’ time</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/derek-chauvin-verdict-guilty-murder-george-floyd">Full report: Derek Chauvin found guilty of Floyd’s murder</a></li></ul><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2021-04-21T13:18:34.353Z">2.18pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p><strong>George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd said this morning that “he <em>did</em> change the world”</strong> of the late 46-year-old murdered by now ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis last May.</p><p>Chauvin was convicted by a jury in the city yesterday afternoon.</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd reacts to Chauvin guilty verdict: "It was accountability."<a href="https://twitter.com/michaelstrahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michaelstrahan</a><a href="https://t.co/ZD3VsMzR08">https://t.co/ZD3VsMzR08</a> <a href="https://t.co/MMIOKguDdD">pic.twitter.com/MMIOKguDdD</a></p><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2021-04-21T12:41:44.440Z">1.41pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p><strong>Hello everyone, welcome to our dedicated live blog about what is now the aftermath of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted yesterday or murdering George Floyd</strong>.</p><p>Reaction is still flooding in on this historic verdict and debate about the future is lively. There’s a lot going on today and a lot more about yesterday’s tumultuous events to unpack.&