Some demonstrators also marched to the gates of Downing Street with their placards calling for justice
George Floyd, 46, died after white officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for eight minutes during an arrest on Monday in Minneapolis. In that time, Mr Floyd, who was unarmed, repeatedly begged for Chauvin to stop, telling him he couldn’t breathe. He was pronounced dead about an hour later.His death has sparked Black Lives Matter protests across the globe, with more than 1,600 people arrested across 22 cities in America.
Earlier today the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, tweeted: ‘Lockdown has not been lifted. The virus is still out there’ as he advised people to stay at home, social-distance and avoid public transport. He and three other officers involved in Mr Floyd’s death have also been sacked by the Minneapolis Police Department. One of the other officers also had six complaints filed against him, one of which is still ongoing, CNN reports.
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