Chief medical examiner takes the stand in George Floyd case

Signs and flags line the fence at the Hennepin County Government Centre (AP)

The chief county medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death was a homicide has taken the stand for former police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.

Dr Andrew Baker said he did not watch the harrowing video of the arrest before examining Mr Floyd, so that he would not be biased by what he saw.