Policeman who murdered George Floyd admits ‘violating his civil rights’
The Daily Mirror says The policeman who murdered George Floyd faces a longer jail term after admitting breaching the dying man’s civil rights.
Derek Chauvin appeared in the US District Court in St Paul, Minnesota in an orange jumpsuit to waive his right to a trial by changing his plea to guilty.
He faced had gone to trial he was facing life in prison.
A state judge had already sentenced Chauvin to 22 and a half years back in June after a jury convicted him for the 2020 murder of Mr Floyd.
The 45-year-old has since been held in solitary confinement in a maximum-security Minnesota prison.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/policeman-who-murdered-george-floyd-25709634
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