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‘IT TAKES OXYGEN TO TALK'

George Floyd ‘killer’ cop Derek Chauvin dismissed pleas he couldn’t breathe 20 TIMES before he died

THE ex-cop accused of killing George Floyd ordered him to "stop yelling" and dismissed pleas he couldn’t breathe more than 20 times, court documents reveal.

, 44, could be heard on a body cam replying to the unarmed black man's cries for help by saying "then stop talking... it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk".

 Derek Chauvin is seen with his knee on George Floyd, who later died
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Derek Chauvin is seen with his knee on George Floyd, who later diedCredit: Rex Features
 Derek Chauvin is currently being held in jail on $1.25million bail
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Derek Chauvin is currently being held in jail on $1.25million bailCredit: AP:Associated Press

The body cam transcripts also show 46-year-old crying out for his late mother and saying "tell my kids I love them...I'm dead" as Chauvin kneeled on the back of his neck for nine minutes.

The documents of his last moments offer the clearest picture yet of his death in last May which sparked demonstrations across the world.

Pleading for help Floyd said: "I'm through, through. I'm claustrophobic. My stomach hurts.

"My neck hurts. Everything hurts. I need some water or something, please.

"Please? I can't breathe officer.

"You're going to kill me, man.

"They’ll kill me. They’ll kill me. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe."

 George Floyd told officers he couldn't breathe more than 20 times during his arrest on May 25
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George Floyd told officers he couldn't breathe more than 20 times during his arrest on May 25Credit: Handout

The transcripts were filed in state court as part of to have charges against him following Floyd's death dropped.

Floyd was also heard saying: "Momma, I love you. Tell my kids I love them. I’m dead," Floyd said aloud during his arrest.

At this point, Chauvin told Floyd, per the transcripts: "Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk."

While Chauvin's knee was in Floyd's neck, was heard asking if Floyd should be turned on his side.

"No, he’s staying put where we got him," Chauvin tells the officers.

When Lane said he was worried Floyd could be injured, Chauvin said: "Well that’s why we got the ambulance coming."

Lane replied: "OK, I suppose...I think he’s passing out."

 Another police officer Thomas Lane, 37, was charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder in Floyd's death
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Another police officer Thomas Lane, 37, was charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder in Floyd's death
 Lane is seen here in videos of Floyd's arrest
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Lane is seen here in videos of Floyd's arrest
 Lane and his former partner, J Alexander Kueng, are seen here on May 25
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Lane and his former partner, J Alexander Kueng, are seen here on May 25

Floyd's due to neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain" after Chauvin kneeled into him.

Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and .

Lane, his , and are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter.

Lane was holding Floyd’s legs at the time of his death, Kueng was at Floyd’s midsection, and Thao was watching nearby bystanders. .

In the court filings made public on Wednesday, Lane's attorney, Earl Gray, for his client to stand trial.

Gray filed transcripts from Lane's body camera footage, along with Kueng's, and a transcript of Lane's interview with state investigators.

 Lane's lawyer, Earl Gray, said it wouldn't be 'fair' for Lane to stand trial in Floyd's death
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Lane's lawyer, Earl Gray, said it wouldn't be 'fair' for Lane to stand trial in Floyd's deathCredit: Reuters
 Transcripts show Lane asked former cop, Derek Chauvin, if they should flip Floyd over on his side, as he was struggling to breathe
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Transcripts show Lane asked former cop, Derek Chauvin, if they should flip Floyd over on his side, as he was struggling to breatheCredit: Reuters

The attorney said it's not "fair or reasonable" for Lane to stand trial based on the evidence.

The filings painted an image of Lane as a rookie officer who trusted Chauvin, his senior officer, as they arrested Floyd.

"Lane had no basis to believe Chauvin was wrong in making that decision," Gray wrote about Chauvin saying he wouldn't turn Floyd onto his side as he struggled to breathe.

Lane told state investigators that Chauvin was not Lane’s field training officer, but he was an officer that he had previously gone to for guidance.

Gray also argued that in order to charge Lane with aiding and abetting, prosecutors must show Lane knew he was committing a crime on May 25.

All four ex-cops charged in George Floyd death and Derek Chauvin’s charge upgraded to second-degree murder

The attorney said there’s no evidence Lane played an intentional role or knew Chauvin was committing a crime.

“The decision to restrain Floyd was reasonably justified,” Gray wrote, adding: “Based on Floyd’s actions up to this point, the officers had no idea what he would do next – hurt himself, hurt the officers, flee, or anything else, but he was not cooperating.”

Gray wrote that Lane’s trust in Chauvin was “reasonable and not criminal.”

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