George Floyd's Brother's Emotional Testimony In Ex-Cop's Murder Trial

Philonise Floyd recounted growing up with George Floyd, whom he described as a father figure in a household where their single mother struggled to make ends meet.

Prosecutors in the Derek Chauvin murder trial will formally rest their case Tuesday after capping two weeks of intense and often excruciating testimony with an appearance Monday from George Floyd's younger brother, who tearfully recalled their childhood in poverty and his brother's anguish at their mother's death. Philonise Floyd, 39, recounted growing up with George Floyd, whom he described as a father figure in a household where their single mother struggled to make ends meet. George Floyd made ensured that his younger siblings were dressed for school, were out the door on time and had eaten something - even though he "couldn't cook." The Philonise Floyd, called to the stand as a "spark of life" witness to humanize George Floyd before a jury considering whether to punish the police officer charged with murder in his death, burst into tears when prosecutors displayed a photo of George Floyd and their mother. Philonise Floyd said his brother was a "mama's boy" and had been devastated by her death. He told the jury that the last time he saw his brother alive was at her funeral in May 2018. Floyd, who had moved to Minnesota in 2017, did not make it back to Texas before her death. In a quiet, shaking voice, Philonise Floyd told the jury about seeing his brother crouched at her casket in grief.