China News Service, March 31. According to a report by the US Chinese website, on the 30th local time, the former Minneapolis police officer and white man Xiao Wan, who was accused of killing an African-American man George Floyd, entered the court trial. Two days.
Six eyewitnesses appeared in court to testify.
According to reports, the six witnesses were a 9-year-old girl, three high school students, a mixed martial arts fighter and a Minneapolis firefighter. All six witnessed the scene at the time.
On March 29, local time, the US "Floyd case" was officially heard in Minneapolis, and the former Minneapolis police officer and white man Chau Wan, who was accused of killing the African-American man Freud, was charged. Appeared in court for trial.
The picture shows the family of the deceased and the lawyer outside the court.
Boxer Williams testified that he was upset about what he had witnessed, so he called the police.
"I think I witnessed a murder", "I think it is necessary to call the police." The call to the police on the day of the Williams case was broadcast to the jury.
It can be heard in the telephone recording that Williams said that a police officer "attempted to kill this citizen", the policeman's knee has been on his neck.
He also claimed that Freud "stopped breathing" and he did not resist arrest.
The 9-year-old girl testified, “I’m sad and a little crazy. Because I feel that he (Xiao Wan) won’t let him (Floyd) breathe, it’s a bit like hurting him (Floyd).”
The Minneapolis firefighter and registered first responder Hanson was out for a walk on a rest day. She testified that she wanted to help Freud and repeatedly asked the police to check his pulse.
But they refused.
"I try to calmly reason, I try to express my attitude strongly, I beg them, I am desperate.
On March 29, local time, the US "Floyd case" was officially heard in Minneapolis, and the former Minneapolis police officer and white man Chau Wan, who was accused of killing the African-American man Freud, was charged. Appeared in court for trial.
Before the trial began, the family of the deceased and the lawyer knelt on one knee in front of the court to mourn the deceased George Freud.
She also called the police afterwards and reported what the police had done.
This is the third alarm call received by the police.
These testimonies echoed the prosecution's opening remarks to the jurors, that is, the 9 minutes and 29 seconds video of Xiao Wan kneeling on Freud's neck is the focus of the case.
Prosecutor Blackwell said on the 29th: "You can trust your eyes, this is a murder."
Defense lawyer Nelson retorted that this case is more complicated than that video.
He said that Xiao Wan was following his training on police use of force, and believed that Freud's cause of death was a combination of drug use history and existing health problems.
He also said that bystanders at the scene were emotional and became a threatening crowd, which distracted the police.
During the cross-examination of two eyewitnesses on the 29th, the lawyer tried to get them to admit that they and the bystanders were angry.
Due to the epidemic, the number of people attending the court is strictly limited.
But the whole trial was webcast live.
Currently, Xiao Wan faces charges of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter.
Xiao Wan has not pleaded guilty to any charges.
According to other reports, the trial of Xiao Wan is expected to take place in a court in downtown Minneapolis for about four weeks. Some media predict that the verdict of the case will be issued in mid-to-late April at the earliest.
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