US crime

Daunte Wright’s mother on son’s death: ‘There’s never going to be justice’ – as it happened
Katie Wright speaks at press conference as ex-officer Kim Potter to appear in court charged with manslaughter
Victoria Bekiempis
15, Apr, 2021 @7:50 PM

George Floyd killing: defense rests case after Derek Chauvin declines to testify
Both sides will make closing arguments on Monday and the case over the death of George Floyd will then go to the jury
Chris McGreal
15, Apr, 2021 @5:24 PM

Chauvin trial: prosecution quizzes defense witness over carbon monoxide claim – as it happened
Forensic pathologist David Fowler claims carbon monoxide poisoning could have been contributing factor in George Floyd’s death – follow the latest
Victoria Bekiempis
14, Apr, 2021 @9:44 PM

Derek Chauvin trial: defense claims bad heart and drug use killed George Floyd
Dr David Fowler, testifying for the defense, also said vehicle exhaust may have played a part in Floyd’s death
Chris McGreal
14, Apr, 2021 @9:20 PM

Bernie Madoff obituary
Financier who defrauded thousands of investors through a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme
Michael Gillard
14, Apr, 2021 @5:55 PM

Chauvin trial: use-of-force defense witness says ‘I felt Derek Chauvin was justified’ – as it happened
Chauvin’s defense lawyers call witnesses after prosecution rests its case – follow all the latest news from the trial
Victoria Bekiempis
13, Apr, 2021 @9:57 PM

Daunte Wright shooting: parents say they ‘can’t accept’ killing was a mistake
Parents say they could not accept official explanation that officer Kim Potter mistook her handgun for a Taser
Richard Luscombe and agencies
13, Apr, 2021 @6:35 PM

Minneapolis: police and protesters clash for second night over death of Daunte Wright
Police deploy teargas and flash-bangs in Brooklyn Center as Wright’s father Aubrey rejects police claim that officer intended to fire Taser
Oliver Laughland in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota and Martin Pengelly in New York
13, Apr, 2021 @4:41 PM

Tinder’s plan for criminal record checks raises fears of ‘lifelong punishment’
Critics argue the new integration could mimic notoriously faulty background checks without necessarily making dating apps safer
Hope Corrigan
13, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM

Derek Chauvin trial: George Floyd was ‘a person everybody loved’, brother says
Philonise Floyd tells jury how his brother was ‘a leader’ while cardiologist says George Floyd’s death was ‘absolutely preventable’
Joanna Walters , Victoria Bekiempis and Chris McGreal
12, Apr, 2021 @10:12 PM

Derek Chauvin trial: George Floyd was ‘a person everybody loved’, says his brother – as it happened
Murder trial over George Floyd’s death enters 11th day amid protests near Minneapolis after fatal police shooting of Black man
Victoria Bekiempis
12, Apr, 2021 @10:12 PM

‘They didn’t have to kill him’: anger and outrage as locals mourn Daunte Wright
Protesters in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center pay their respects to the unarmed Black man, 20, shot dead by police
Amudalat Ajasa and Oliver Laughland in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
12, Apr, 2021 @9:21 PM
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