'I'M SCARED'
George Floyd’s sister LaTonya breaks down in tears in GMB interview as she tells Ben and Susanna ‘All Lives Matter’
GEORGE Floyd's sister LaTonya broke down in tears in an emotional Good Morning Britain interview where she told Ben Shephard and Susanna Reid, "all lives matter".
The 46-year-old was pinned to the ground by four officers before knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes, despite his repeated protests that he could not breathe in May 2020.
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LaTonya got emotional as she spoke about her family's grief ahead of Derek Chauvin's trial, which begins today.
Speaking to Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard on Monday morning, LaTonya said: "The scary thing is that, we really don't know what's going to happen.
"Not us, but a lot of families and people who have gone through the same thing that we're going through right now - but believe me, it was not as horrific as this.
"It's scary. I'm happy because justice will prevail. It's just intense."
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Speaking about how it's affected her family in the last year, she continued: "Well, it's been hell. We don't get to see him, we don't get to hold him, we don't get to talk to him. It's so painful.
"Somebody was taken away from us. I walked him home from the hospital. I fed a bottle to him. Change diapers. Held him at night. My baby boy, my brother.
"He's no longer here. He was murdered. That's the bottom line. And it hurts so bad. Our family has been going through it.
"And on this day here, I hope it's the beginning of justice for my family and hopefully everyone who has been through it. And I thank y'all for caring. I'm just praying that most people will do the right thing."
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George Floyd's death sparked mass protests around the globe in the name of "Black Lives Matter."
A bystander video went viral showing Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest attempt.
But LaTonya insisted "all lives matter" in her chat with Susanna and Ben.
She continued: "I mean night and day, I watched Minneapolis walk with signs, screaming, protesting.
"The other violence and trashing stores, I can't promote that. I understand they're angry. But that's not what my family is about. The violence and all of that, there was a better way to handle it.
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"This is how I'm handling it. With prayer and tears. But to each his own. But I don't feel like that was necessary."
Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted to pay George Floyd's family a record $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit regarding his death in police custody earlier this month.
Floyd's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of in July last year, that resulted in the "largest pre-trial settlement in a civil rights wrongful death case in U.S. history," their attorneys said.
They accused the officers of a "reckless disregard" of the father-of-five's civil rights by the department engaging in "warrior-style" or "killology" training.
George Floyd's family to get $27M settlement from Minneapolis as jury selection underway for cop Derek Chauvin's trial
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