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Zimmerman drops ‘stand your ground’ defense in Trayvon Martin murder case

Neighbourhood watch leader who shot dead teenager on Florida housing estate will instead go straight to jury trial Lawyers acting for George Zimmerman, who shot dead the unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin on a Florida housing estate, have abandoned their attempt to have his murder charge thrown out on the grounds of self-defence. Neighbourhood…

NYPD officer indicted for shooting death of unarmed Bronx teenager

A New York police officer who shot dead an unarmed teenager who was inside his own home has been indicted on manslaughter charges, reports say. Ramarley Graham was killed as he fled to the bathroom of his grandmother’s residence in the Bronx on February 2, prompting a wave of protest…