MINNEAPOLIS: Two doctors who carried out an independent autopsy of George Floyd, the black man whose death in Minneapolis police custody last week triggered nationwide protests, said on Monday that he died from asphyxiation and that his death was a homicide.
That contradicts the initial findings of the official autopsy by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, which was cited in the court charging document against the police officer who drove his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes.It also said coronary artery disease and hypertension also likely contributed to Floyd’s death.Later on Monday, the medical examiner declared Floyd’s death was a homicide.
But Dr Michael Baden, who also took part in the independent autopsy at the behest of Floyd’s family, said that the two other officers’ actions also caused Floyd to stop breathing. Baden has worked on several high-profile cases, including the 2014 death of Eric Garner, a black man who died after being choked by police in New York City.“Many police are under the impression that if you can talk, that means you’re breathing.More charges demanded