Police did not let bystanders help George Floyd, court hears | First Thing

Derek Chauvin also resisted calls to remove his knee from Floyd's neck, witnesses said on the second day of the murder trial. Plus, the US orders non-essential diplomats to leave Myanmar

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The teenager who recorded the video of George Floyd's death that prompted protests around the world has told a court said that Floyd was begging for his life". Darnella Frazier, who was 17 at the time, sobbed as she gave evidence at the second day of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who is accused of murdering Floyd.