Chauvin trial: use-of-force defense witness says ‘I felt Derek Chauvin was justified’ – as it happened
by Victoria Bekiempis from on (#5GH8P)
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10.57pm BST
The 12th day of testimony in Derek Chauvin's murder trial has ended.
Chauvin's lawyer, Eric Nelson, started to call defense witnesses. They included police officers, emergency medical personnel, one of Floyd's companions on the day of his arrest, and a use-of-force expert.
10.27pm BST
Around three months after it was announced that the officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back last summer would not face criminal charges, the police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, announced that the officer is back on the job.
Without mentioning Blake's name or details of the shooting last year, beyond referring to a use of force incident" the Kenosha Police Department put out a statement via Twitter this afternoon.
Media Release pic.twitter.com/wdq5QaNNyk
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