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Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin to be sentenced for George Floyd's murder

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sits with his defense attorney Eric Nelson as the jury verdict is read, finding him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. [Reuters]

Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin will be sentenced on Friday for murdering George Floyd in May 2020 after a trial that was widely seen as a watershed moment in the history of U.S. policing.

A jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty on April 20 of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

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