15-12-2015 01:07 via news.yahoo.com

Baltimore police van was 'coffin on wheels'

The Baltimore police van where an African American suffered fatal injuries was "a coffin on wheels," a court heard Monday, as jurors started deliberations in the trial of one of the six police officers charged over his death. William Porter is the first police officer to stand trial for the death of Freddie Gray, 25, who suffered a snapped spine while being transported unrestrained in the rear of the police van. Gray's death in April was one of several cases casting a harsh national spotlight on
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