The murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of the killing last May of George Floyd, has heard more searing testimony from prosecution witnesses.
Among those testifying today, Genvieve Frazier, an off-duty Emergency Medical Technician with the Minneapolis Fire Department who stumbled across the scene, and was blocked by police from offering medical assistance that she suggested could have saved Mr,. Floyd's life.
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The trial also heard on Tuesday from the 18 year-old woman who captured the cellphone video of Officer Chauvin with his knee pressed against Mr. Floyd's neck that went viral worldwide.
Darnella Frazier was walking in the area near Mr. Floyd's arrest with her younger cousin.
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Mr. Chauvin's defense lawyers tried to push back against some of the prosecution testimony, suggesting that the crowd of bystanders had been so angry, the police might have feared they were under threat.
The trial continues on Wednesday.