In the U.S., ex-police officer Derek Chauvin convicted this week of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last year, will be sentenced on June 16, in the Minnesota.

George Floyd’s death – unarmed and face down, shined a light on racism and police brutality in the U.S.

CGTN’s Dan Williams looks back at a tumultuous chain of events that began almost one-year ago.