Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all charges for the death of George Floyd

Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all charges for the death of George Floyd.

A jury has unanimously convicted Derek Chauvin of the murder of George Floyd.

Former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin had denied charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

But after 10 and a half hours of deliberations, the jury convicted the 45-year-old on all counts.

Chauvin, whose face was obscured by a COVID mask, showed little emotion as the guilty verdicts were read out.

He was remanded in custody, handcuffed and led out of the courtroom.

There were emotional scenes outside the court building following the guilty verdicts

There were emotional scenes outside the court building following the verdicts, as people in the crowd hugged each other.

Mr Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died while being restrained by Chauvin who is white, during his arrest in Minneapolis in May 2020.