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George Floyd’s family to receive $35m from Minneapolis as murder trial jury selection goes on
The city of Minneapolis will pay $US27 million ($35 million) to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the family of George Floyd over his death in US police custody last year.
Key points:
- Floyd family lawyer Ben Crump says it’s the largest-ever pre-trial civil rights settlement
- The family will donate $640,000 to the local community near the intersection where Mr Floyd died
- Jury selection continues in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with his murder
The announcement came as jury selection continued in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former officer accused of murdering the 46-year-old black man as he made a routine arrest on a Minneapolis street.
The Minneapolis City Council emerged from a closed session to announce the…
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