The second day of the trial of a former US police officer charged over George Floyd's death, saw witnesses giving emotional testimonies on the police's handling of the Black man they had apprehended.
A teenager and a child have been among the witnesses and the court heard how onlookers grew increasingly angry as they demanded Derek Chauvin take his knee off Floyd's neck and how a firefighter was prevented from intervening.
Floyd's death has triggered protests around the world against racism and police brutality.
Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Minneapolis, the US.
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A teenager and a child have been among the witnesses and the court heard how onlookers grew increasingly angry as they demanded Derek Chauvin take his knee off Floyd's neck and how a firefighter was prevented from intervening.
Floyd's death has triggered protests around the world against racism and police brutality.
Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Minneapolis, the US.
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