‘Enlarged heart’, not knee, caused Floyd’s death: Defence expert

Pathologist claims George Floyd’s heart was cause of death as Derek Chauvin’s defence attempts to plant doubt in the jury.

The defence of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin called a forensic pathologist to the stand who testified George Floyd’s cause of death was his own heart issues and drug use on Wednesday, challenging the prosecution’s narrative. Chauvin’s defence lawyer, Eric Nelson, has made Floyd’s health and drug use the foundation for making the case that Chauvin’s restraint of Floyd was not the cause of death. Chauvin is charged with second- and third-degree murder in relation to Floyd’s death. The former chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland, Dr David Fowler, pointed to Floyd’s “enlarged heart”, as the main reason for his death.