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Quincy Mason Floyd, the son of George Floyd, and Ben Crump, the lawyer for the Floyd family, visit the site in Minneapolis where George Floyd died during an arrest by police. IMAGES
The brother of George Floyd, who was murdered by ex-policeman Derek Chauvin last year, urges his killer to explain the reason for murdering his brother during an arrest. "Why? What were you thinking? What was going through your head when you had your knee on my brother's neck?" asks Terrence Floyd. SOUNDBITE
Brooklyn, Oct 14 (EFE / EPA) .- George Floyd's brother, Terrence Floyd, commemorated Wednesday the African-American murdered by a white policeman last May and whose death sparked a wave of anti-racist protests throughout the United States, on what would have been his 47th birthday.In the ceremony, Terrence Floyd demanded that those responsible for his brother's death be held accountable.(Camera: ALBA VIGARAY) SHOT LIST: THE VIGIL IN FLATANDS, BROOKLYN, IN HOMAGE TO GEORGE FLOYD ON THE DAY IN WHICH HE WOULD HAVE TURNED 47 YEARS OLD. SOUND BITES: TERRENCE FLOYD (IN ENGLISH).
People return to the memorial at the site of the arrest of George Floyd outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, one month after his death while in police custody. Floyd's death sparked protests about police brutality and racial inequality around the world. IMAGES
The brother of George Floyd calls on the United Nations to set up an independent commission to investigate the killings of African Americans by police. "I hope that you will consider establishing an independent commission of inquiry to investigate police killings of black people in America and the violence used against peaceful protesters", says Philonise Floyd, whose brother was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25. IMAGES