Expert “spoke” about the death of George Floyd: He died of lack of oxygen

The way in which o George Floyd continues to occupy American society, with all its implications for this and the rest of the world in general. According to an expert in the trial of Derek Chovin, His death was caused by “low oxygen levels” after the actions of the police who arrested him and kept him immobile on the ground for almost 10 minutes.

Chovin, 45, is accused of killing Floyd on May 25, 2020 after holding his knee on the victim’s neck, an incident that sparked a historic wave of anger and resentment against racism and police violence in USA.

The unfortunate African-American shouted several times that “I can not breathe” to the three police officers who kept him immobile on the ground, with his hands tied behind his back, while at the same time pressing him on the back, neck and ribs.

According to Martin Tobin, a well-known pulmonologist who was called as a witness by the prosecution, the combination of these factors proved fatal for Floyd.

“Every breath he had to fight with the asphalt, to fight with the small amount of air he could inhale trying to get up from the knees of the police” the pulmonologist explained to the jurors, pressing his handcuffed hands on his chest.

This “low oxygen level” made it difficult for Floyd to breathe and “caused damage to his brain and heart arrhythmia, which caused heart failure,” he said. Tobin, according to what APE-MPE conveys.

This is the claim of the prosecution, according to which Floyd died of suffocation, although the necropsy only identified heart failure.

The officer’s knee was on Floyd’s neck and back “more than 90% of the time” he was immobilized. according to Tobin. A man in good health “He would have died from what Floyd suffered” stressed the doctor.

Another doctor also called in by the prosecution, Bill Smok, ruled out the African-American’s death as a result of drug use, according to Derek Sauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson.

At the same time, Smok underlined the “inaction of the police when one of them stated that he no longer felt the heartbeat of George Floyd. “They should have started giving him heart massages,” he said, obviously excited.

Chovin, who faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted, has pleaded not guilty, claiming he used an immobilization technique he learned during his training to deal with suspects reacting to the arrest.

However, during the trial, which began nine days ago, police officials estimated that Sauvin used unjustified force and violated the police code.

The police officer’s lawyer claims that Floyd, who had health problems and was addicted to opioids, died from a drug overdose.

The trial is set to continue for about two more weeks the jury’s decision is not expected before the end of April. The other two police officers involved in Floyd’s death will stand trial for conspiracy to commit murder in August.