George Zimmerman made his first courtroom appearance since he was charged with the fatal shooting more than six weeks ago of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, as a judge agreed to seal some records in the highly-charged case.

Documents turned over to the office of Connecticut’s attorney general by American International Group (AIG) show the company paid out US$218m (€160.6m) in bonuses, higher than the US$165m (€121.5m) previously disclosed.