George Floyd killing: Minneapolis on edge again as historic trial set to begin

Black communities in Minneapolis and St Paul braced against the dread of justice not being served as trial begins Monday

One of the most significant police trials in US history begins on Monday and as the former officer who killed George Floyd stands before a judge, a jury and the world, many in Black communities in Minneapolis are braced against the dread of justice not being served.

Minneapolis and its adjacent twin city" St Paul, followed by cities and towns all across the United States and overseas burst into civil rights protest last May, where millions demanded radical change after a video went viral showing a cop kneeling on Floyd's neck for eight minutes and forty-six seconds as he begged, in vain, for his life.