Derek Chauvin was injured by another inmate in a federal prison in Arizona, in the southwest of the United States, reports the “New York Times”. US federal prison authorities confirmed an “assault”, without specifying the name of the victim.
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Former American police officer Derek Chauvin, 47, convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was stabbed and injured by another inmate in a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, in the southwest of the United States, Friday 24 November, reports the New York Times. “No other detainees or prison staff were injured and the situation was quickly brought under control”writes the American daily.
American federal prison authorities sent a statement to AFP confirming a “assault” without specifying the name of the victim. Prison employees “took action to save the life of an incarcerated person” and emergency medical services “were requested”, they declared. The inmate was transported “to a local hospital for treatment and examination”they added.
Two prison sentences of 22 and 21 years
On May 25, 2020, the white police officer, a Minneapolis police officer, remained kneeling on the neck of the black forty-year-old for nearly ten minutes, indifferent to the interventions of shocked passers-by and the groans of George Floyd. Two other police officers helped hold him down. The scene, filmed and posted online, sparked huge demonstrations against racism and police violence throughout the United States and beyond.
Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder by Minnesota courts following a closely watched trial in 2021 and sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison. Derek Chauvin had also pleaded guilty to “violations of the civil rights” of George Floyd before a federal judge and received another 21-year prison sentence in 2022.
