George Floyd died because of lack of oxygen, expert tells court
George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned face down on the pavement with his hands cuffed behind him, a medical expert testified at former officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial.Mr Floyd's breathing while he was being held down by Chauvin and other officers was too shallow to take in enough oxygen, which in turn damaged his brain and caused an abnormal heart rhythm that made his heart stop, said Dr Martin Tobin, a lung and critical care specialist at the Edward Hines, Jr VA Hospital and Loyola University's medical school in Chicago.
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Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney asserted that George Floyd had drugs in his system that compromised his heart, and an angry crowd forced officers to divert their attention from Floyd’s care.
Testimony last week was dominated by expert witnesses saying George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, not the drugs and heart disease that Chauvin's attorney says are to blame, Jason DeRusha reports..
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