Three police officers will face trial in Paris for the 2020 death of Cédric Chouviat, who died in hospital after losing consciousness while being arrested. The of 42-year-old was tackled to the ground during his arrest and repeatedly told police offices he was “suffocating”. The case has drawn comparisons to the death of George Floyd in the US.
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