Monday, 1 June 2020

George Floyd: medical examiner says death was a homicide

Report comes as the family releases results of a private autopsy which determined the cause of death as asphyxiation

A medical examiner has classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and suppressed his neck.

“Decedent experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement officer(s),” the Hennepin county medical examiner’s office said in a news release. Cause of death was listed as cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression.

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