George Floyd's death was "caused by a heart attack" according to the Hennepin County report, despite an independent inquiry launched by George's family which reveals he died after his body was deprived of oxygen<br />George Floyd died from a heart attack and had fentanyl in his system, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, despite an independent inquiry ordered by his family which said the policeman putting a knee on his neck "caused death".<br /><br />The medical examiner's findings revealed Mr Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest which made the cop's restraint more lethal.<br />Their report also states the heart attack occurred while George was being "restrained by law enforcement" – which means efforts to arrest him were made more complicated.<br /><br />Additionally, the report adds George had fentanyl in his system as well as traces of methamphetamine, reports TMZ.<br /><br />His death was concluded as a homicide.<br />However, an autopsy ordered by the family of George Floyd found he was killed by depriving the body of oxygen that was caused by “neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain”.<br /><br />Lawyer Ben Crump and co-counsel Antonio Romanucci, who represented the Floyd family, announced the findings of the autopsy on Monday afternoon.<br /><br />The family’s legal team hired Dr Michael Baden and Dr Allecia Wilson to carry out the independent autopsy following Mr Floyrd’s death last week.<br />Pathologists said the ongoing pressure applied to Mr Floyd’s neck by officer Derek Chauvin stopped blood flow to his brain.<br /><br />The weight that was put onto Mr Floyd’s back also hampered his ability to breathe.<br /><br />It was also ruled that the death was mechanical asphyxia and was similar in manner of a homicide.<br /><br />Crump said: “George died because he needed a breath. I implore all of us to take a breath for justice, to take a breath for peace, to take a breath for our country and to take a breath for George.”<br /><br />After being pinned to the ground by police, Mr Floyd, 46, died in police custody.<br />In the minutes leading up to his death, Mr Floyd said: “I can’t breathe.”<br /><br />The findings of the family’s autopsy differ from the one taken the day after Mr Floyd’s death that concluded there was “no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation”.<br /><br />They also differ from the Hennepin Country medical examiner's report that he died from a heart attack during the arrest.<br />
