Audio: Chauvin trial: Nearly 100 lbs. compressed Floyd’s neck at times, died from lack of oxygen says expert

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Posted: Apr 8, 2021 / 09:45 PM CDT | Updated: Apr 8, 2021 / 09:45 PM CDT

A critical care doctor called as a prosecution witness in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial testified Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen caused by being handcuffed face down in the street with the former Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck.

MINNEAPOLIS (NewsNation Now) — A critical care doctor called as a prosecution witness in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial testified Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen caused by being handcuffed face down in the street with the former Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck.