Former police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of the death of George Floyd in the United States, was stabbed in prison on Friday. The news was released by the AP agency, which guarantees that the health condition of the former agent is serious.
Derek Chauvin, a police officer in Minneapolis, was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison, accused of suffocating Floyd in May 2020, a highly publicized death that sparked a huge wave of protests in the United States. with dozens of demonstrations against racism.
According to the AP, the former officer was stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona, a prison that has been the target of criticism for security lapses and understaffing.
However, the United States federal agency responsible for managing prisons reacted to the news, stating that prison staff tried to put an end to the aggression and that the former police officer was immediately assisted and taken to hospital.
In 2020, the former police officer was recorded pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck for more than ten minutes on a Minneapolis street. Three other police officers who were at the scene were also convicted, but with lesser sentences.
Source: DN
