At an emotional sentencing hearing for convicted murderer Derek Chauvin on Friday, the family of George Floyd took the stand to speak directly to the man who killed their loved one. “I wanted to know, from the man himself, why?” Terrence Floyd asked the former Minneapolis police officer during the hearing. Video of the fatal encounter showed Chauvin pushing his knee into Floyd’s neck as he lay dying. “What was going through your head when you had your knee on my brother’s neck?” Terrence Floyd asked Friday. Why you stayed there?”— Terrence Floyd, George Floyd’s brother breaks down speaking to Derek Chauvin pic.twitter.com/oKkyuNd68o — The Recount (@therecount) June 25, 2021George Floyd’s other brother, Philonise Floyd, asked Judge Peter Cahill to give Chauvin the highest sentence he could.

Source: Huffington Post June 25, 2021 21:00 UTC