Derek Chauvin who is the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been seriously injured in a stabbing, the Associated Press has reported.
Chauvin was stabbed by another inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, the AP said, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
Floyd’s death in 2020 sparked worldwide protests against police brutality and racism.
Chauvin, who was filmed kneeling on the Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes, was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison after being found guilty of murder and manslaughter charges in April 2021.
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The Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Recall that Chauvin was in 2021 sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail.
In a ruling, the judge explained that Derek Chauvin’s sentence was based ‘on your abuse of a position of trust and authority, and also the particular cruelty shown’ to Mr. Floyd.
Mr. Floyd, 48, died after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nine minutes.
His murder caused global protests against racism and police brutality.
Chauvin, 45, was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges last month. During his trial, his lawyer described the killing as ‘an error made in good faith’.
Chauvin was also told to register as a predatory offender and was barred from owning firearms for life.
He and three other former officers are separately charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
The Floyd family and their supporters welcomed the sentence.
Mr Floyd’s sister Bridgett Floyd said the sentence ‘shows that matters of police brutality are finally being taken seriously’ but there was still ‘a long way to go’.
Reacting, President Joe Biden said the sentence ‘seemed to be appropriate’ but admitted that he did not know all the details.