Derek Chauvin Murder Trial: What Brits Need To Know About The Case
<div id="56c05598e4b0c05883d0646f" class="vdb_player vdb_56c05598e4b0c05883d0646f56be00124076e70ee4171d93" vdb_params="m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3DSPONSORSHIP_NAME&m.fwsitesection=composer" data-placeholder="//img.vidible.tv/prod/2021-04/15/607874a7901e25342b5c8f82/607874a7901e25342b5c8f83_o_U_v2.jpg?w=1600&h=900&q=60"><script type="text/javascript" src="https://delivery.vidible.tv/jsonp/pid=56c05598e4b0c05883d0646f/vid=607874a7901e25342b5c8f82/56be00124076e70ee4171d93.js?m.embeded=cms_video_plugin_uk-athena.buzzfeed.com"></script></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Closing arguments at the trial of former police officer <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/derek-chauvin/">Derek Chauvin</a> are set to conclude on Monday.</p><p>The ex-cop is accused of killing <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/george-floyd/">George Floyd</a> last year by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Video footage of the incident sparked international Black Lives Matter protests against racism and police brutality in May last year.</p><p>Chauvin is one of four officers charged in Floyd’s death. The three other former officers, Thomas Lane, J Kueng and Tou Thao, are charged with aiding and abetting.</p><p>The trial has been held at the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, which has been fortified with concrete barriers, fencing and barbed and razor wire. </p><p>Chauvin’s defence team rested its case on Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand. The 45-year-old, from Minneapolis, invoked his so-called “fifth amendment” right not to take the stand – in other words, his right to stay silent rather than potentially incriminate himself.</p><p>&a
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