A police officer has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for strangling George Floyd

A court has sentenced a police officer to 22 years in prison for strangling a black man named George Floyd in the United States.

On May 25 last year in Minneapolis, USA, George Floyd, 46, a black man, was reported to have tried to give a counterfeit note at a store. Subsequently, the police officers present there interrogated him. The hands were tied behind the back and dropped down. In it, a police officer presses Floyd's neck with his knees.

Unable to breathe, Floyd died. The 'video' related to this incident was released and caused a great stir. The police officer charged in the case, Derek Chawin, 45, was fired. A 12-judge panel heard the case.

During the trial last April, Derek Chowdhury was charged with three counts of murder. The session confirmed that he was guilty of all three.

Details of the sentence in the case were released yesterday. In it, Derek Chavez was sentenced to 22 years and 6 months in prison. This has been welcomed by the George Floyd family