The killing sparked America’s biggest demonstrations for racial justice in recent memory.
Floyd had been arrested after a shopkeeper suspected him of using a counterfeit cash note to make a purchase.
The other three officers implicated in the matter are still before thecourt.
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Reading from a prepared speech, Williams described Chauvin’s actions as “unimaginable”.
Chauvin was allowed to speak briefly, after declining to testify during his six-week trial.
This is reported to have been one of the most closely watched cases in the Black Lives Matter era.
Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 and a half years behind bars for the May 2020 murder of George Floyd. Image: John Lamparski, Frederic J. Brown/ AFP.Source: Getty Images
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He was the Head of Current Affairs at Briefly News.
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