Article 5KGNR Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for murder of George Floyd

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Four members of the Floyd family, including his seven-year-old daughter Gianna, gave statements before the sentencing

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months for second-degree murder, closing one chapter of a case that thrust the issue of race and American policing back into the global spotlight.

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