Independent autopsy finds Floyd died by strangulation, that it was a homicide

Record ID: 1554931

  • Title: Independent autopsy finds Floyd died by strangulation, that it was a homicide
  • Date: 1st June 2020
  • Summary: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 1, 2020) (REUTERS VIA ZOOM) (SOUNDBITE) (English) DR. ALLECIA WILSON SAYING: "The evidence is consistent with mechanical asphyxia as the cause of death and homicide as the manner of death." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) DR. MICHAEL BADEN SAYING: "The autopsy shows that Mr. Floyd had no underlying medical problem that caused o
  • Embargoed: 15th June 2020 21:37
  • Keywords: George Floyd Minneapolis asphyxia autopsy neck police
  • Location: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES
  • City: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
  • Reuters ID: LVA001CGJHOAV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Two doctors who carried out an independent autopsy of George Floyd, the African-American man whose death in Minneapolis police custody last week triggered nationwide protests, said on Monday (June 1) that the cause of death was "mechanical asphyxia" and that his death was a homicide.
    Dr. Michael Baden, one of the doctors who performed the autopsy as the behest of Floyd's family, said during a news conference in Minneapolis that Floyd had no underlying medical conditions that contributed to his death. Baden said Floyd's death was caused pressure on both the man's neck and by the knees of two officers on his back.
    (Producer: Deborah Gembara)
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