MINNEAPOLIS – A member of George Floyd’s family often occupies a reserved seat in the back corner of the Minneapolis courtroom where former police Officer Derek Chauvin is on trial in Floyd’s death.
The seat reserved for Chauvin’s family goes unclaimed. [WATCH TRIAL LIVE IN VIDEO PLAYER BELOW] Floyd's younger brother Philonise Floyd, of Houston, has attended several days of the trial to bear witness on behalf of his family.
He has watched the often-excruciating bystander, police body camera and security videos of his brother's fatal encounter with Chauvin on May 25, and listened to testimony from eyewitnesses and police. “This is life-changing,” Philonise Floyd said during a break in the proceedings. “All this testimony is so hard on