George Floyd’s daughter Gianna delivered a heartbreaking victim impact statement during the sentencing of former police officer Derek Chauvin.
“I ask about him all the time,” the 7-year-old said. “I was asking how did my dad get hurt. I want to play with him, have fun, go to the playground.”
When the young girl was asked what she would tell her dad if she could see him one more time, she replied: “It would be, I miss you and I love you.”
The heartbreaking statement came before Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison.
Three other family members of Floyd gave victim impact statements on Friday.
Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, said in tears: “Immediately my life changed forever. I’ve been lifting my voice so that George’s life is not in vain. George’s life mattered.
“I haven’t had a real night’s sleep because of the nightmares I constantly have, hearing my brother beg and plead for his life over and over again. Even saying, ‘They’re going to kill me, please, officer,’ screaming for our mom.”
“I have had to sit through each day of officer Derek Chauvin’s trial and watch the video of George dying for hours, over and over again. For an entire year, I had to relive George being tortured to death every hour of the day,” he added.
Terence Floyd also gave his statement directed at Chauvin: “I want to know why. What were you thinking? What was gong through your head when you held your knee on my brother’s neck?”
“On behalf of me and my family, we seek the maximum penalty,” he continued. “We don’t want to see no more slaps on the wrist. We’ve been through that already… no, no, no, no.”
Floyd’s nephew, Brandon William, also said in court: “Chauvin killed George. Not only did he kill George but he also displayed a total lack of consideration for human life as he did so. You saw it. I saw it. And millions of people across the country and the globe witnessed the act of hate.
“The sudden murder of George has forever traumatized us. You may see us cry, but the full extent of our pain and trauma will never be seen with the naked eye. The heartbreak and hurt goes far beyond any number of tears we could ever cry. Words simply cannot express the pain, anguish, and suffering that our family and friends have endured since George’s murder. It has been truly unimaginable.
“Our family is forever broken.”
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