Freddie Gray suffered ‘high-energy injury’

A medical examiner found that a young black man suffered a “high-energy injury,” most likely caused when the Baltimore police van he was riding in suddenly slowed down.

A post-mortem report obtained by The Baltimore Sun newspaper says Freddie Gray’s death could not be ruled an accident and is instead a homicide because officers did not follow safety procedures “through acts of omission”.

Police arrested Mr Gray, 25, on April 12 and he died a week later, prompting protests and rioting. A grand jury indicted six officers on various charges. One officer faces the most serious charge of second-degree “depraved-heart” murder. They have pleaded not guilty.