George Floyd was killed by lack of oxygen – and not by drugs, Irish doctor tells murder trial
Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin ‘had half his weight on man’s neck’ at times
George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, a medical expert testified at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial yesterday.
Irish-born Dr Martin Tobin emphatically rejected the defence theory that Mr Floyd’s drug use and underlying health problems were what killed him.
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