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George Floyd and officer who knelt on his neck 'worked together at nightclub'

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George Floyd and the officer who knelt on his neck worked together at the same nightclub just months before his death in police custody.

Owner Maya Santamaria said she employed Mr Floyd, 46, and now-former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 44, until late last year.

Both worked as security guards at the El Nuevo Rodeo club in the US city, she told a local TV news station. Ms Santamaria, who recently sold the venue after nearly two decades in business, revealed that Mr Floyd and Chauvin worked at her club at the same time, but it was unclear whether they knew each other.

She told KSTP-TV: "Chauvin was our off-duty police for almost the entirety of the 17 years that we were open. "They were working together at the same time, it's

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