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Floyd’s burial set for today, as bail for Chauvin is fixed at $1.25m

The family of African-American, George Floyd, who died in the hands of officers of the Minnesota Police Department in May have revealed that it will hold a private funeral service for the man whose death has sparked a global protest against police brutality.

According to the family, on Tuesday, a private funeral service will be held in Houston. Memorial services have already been held in Minneapolis and North Carolina, where Floyd was born.

It is believed a family member escorted Floyd’s body on a flight to Texas late on Saturday.

Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden met privately with Floyd’s relatives in Houston to offer his sympathies on Monday.

“He listened, heard their pain, and shared in their woe,” said Floyd family spokesman Benjamin Crump, who tweeted a photo of the meeting. “That compassion meant the world to this grieving family.”

Aides to the former vice-president said he would also record a video message for Tuesday’s service.

Meanwhile, mourners in Houston, Texas, where Floyd lived before moving to Minneapolis, have been viewing his body, publicly on display for six hours at The Fountain of Praise church.

The Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man Floyd has made his first court appearance, where his bail was set at $1.25m (£1m).

Prosecutors cited the “severity of the charges” and public outrage as the reason for upping his bail from $1m.

Derek Chauvin faces charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. Three other arresting officers are charged with aiding and abetting murder.

Floyd’s death in May led to global protests and calls for police reform.

Chauvin, who is white, knelt on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while he was being arrested in Minneapolis on 25 May.

He and the three other police officers have since been fired.

Monday Ashibogwu

Monday Michaels Ashibogwu is Editor-In-Chief of QUICK NEWS AFRICA, one of Nigeria's leading online news service.

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