Former police officer convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor

Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison is questioned by his defense attorney (AP/Timothy D Easley)

A federal jury on Friday convicted a former US police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead.

The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict in Kentucky after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbours.