Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been jailed for 22-and-a-half years for the murder of George Floyd.
Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck for about nine-and-a-half minutes as the black man said he could not breathe and went limp. Read more:Prison officer who had inmate's baby jailed over 'inappropriate relationship' The punishment handed out on Friday fell short of the 30 years that prosecutors had requested.
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