George Floyd's final autopsy report has revealed the 46-year-old had tested positive for coronavirus, but died from 'cardiopulmonary arrest' following his altercation with a Minneapolis police officer last Monday. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office released its official findings on Wednesday which showed Floyd was diagnosed with Covid-19 on April 3. It states Floyd suffered cardiopulmonary arrest after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin compressed his neck for more than eight minutes while he was being restrained. An autopsy commissioned by the Floyd family concluded that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression. Floyd family attorney, Ben Crump, earlier decried the official autopsy - as described in the original complaint against Chauvin - for ruling out asphyxia.

Source: Daily Mail June 04, 2020 02:34 UTC