Is it true that the policeman did not kill the African American George Floyd, and he died himself from an overdose of drugs?

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In recent weeks, the world media actively disseminate information that the cause of the death of African American George Floyd was not the actions of a police officer, but a deadly dose of narcotic substance. Check if this is so.

The video, capturing the moment of strangulation of the 46-year-old resident of Minneapolis George Floyd, scattered along the planet. It would seem that the killer is obvious - the policeman Derek Shovin. However, the end of the summer of 2020 was under the sign of a new version: supposedly the fault of drugs. For example, the Russian International Channel RT with reference to the Western media on August 26 distributed The next message: “Yesterday, exactly three months after the death of Floyd, the Minnesota authorities finally published the original pathological conclusions. They hid these documents all summer. These conclusions were made on June 1, the chief district forensic expert, pathologist Andrew Baker. Dr. Baker came to the conclusion that in the body of George Floyd there were so many methamphetamine and fentanyl that if his body was discovered at home, an obvious cause of death would be called an overdose. In the blood of Floyd, I quote, "the concentration of fentanyl, which under ordinary circumstances is deadly."

Indeed, similar publication Minnesota authorities took place. The very next day, the Fox News TV channel, which was referred by the publication of RT, released a report with clarification. In particular, journalists drew attention to second part Notes of Dr. Baker, in which he said: "I did not say that it killed him."

And the former chief forensic expert of New York Michael Biden (the one who conducted an examination by order of the Floyd family) added:

As with all drugs, the concept of “fatal” here is vague, since it depends on the individual's body. What is fatal for some will not necessarily become so for others. But in this case, the circumstances of death are very important.

Special attention deserves conclusion Expert of the US Armed Forces. Although he mentioned methamphetamine and fentanil intoxication as an exacerbating factor, he agreed with the interpretation of the “murder”.

The opening of the body of George Floyd showed that his death was violent - caused by mechanical asphyxia. The same result was brought by an independent forensic examination, carried out at the request of the relatives of Floyd. In the official conclusion, the cause of death is named "Heart stop, complicated by the actions of the police by pacification, limiting mobility and squeezing the neck."

Thus, nothing in Derek Shovin has changed. The suspect on March 8, 2021 will appear before the court at the same points. And the version “Death from an overdose” can be considered refuted. George Floyd was killed by a man, and this man is not himself.

Update from 04.21.2021: April 20, 2021 Dereka Shovin found guilty In the uncertified murder of George Floyd. According to CNN, the jury after a long meeting came to the conclusion that the cause of death was the actions of the former policeman, characterized as “criminal carelessness”. The sentence of Shovin will be announced in the summer.

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Read on the topic:

1. https://www.foxnews.com/us/medical-examiner-george-floyd-fentanyl-system
2. https://www.mncorts.gov/mncoursgov/media/hight-profile-cases/27-cr-20-12949-tt/exhibit5082520.pdf
3. https://russian.rt.com/inotv/2020-08-27/fox-news-vlasti-minnesoti-skrivali
4. https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-52886357