Ex-officer found guilty in death of Breonna Taylor [View all]

Source: BBC

A former police officer in the US state of Kentucky has been found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed in her own home during a botched raid four years ago.

Brett Hankison, 47, could face up to life in prison after being convicted of using excessive force against the 26-year-old emergency room technician.

But the jury also found him not guilty on another charge of violating the civil rights of one of Taylor's neighbours. It was the third time Hankison had stood trial in the case.

But the verdict marks the first time any officer has been convicted in the deadly raid of 13 March 2020 that saw Taylor's name become a rallying cry during the racial justice unrest of that year.

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