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US jury acquits three Memphis police officers in Tyre Nichols beating death

Former Memphis Police Department officer Justin Smith Jr hugs defence lawyer Michael Stengel on May 7 [Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/Pool: USA Today Network via AP, Pool]

A jury in the United States has acquitted three former police officers in the controversial beating death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old father who was killed after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee.

On Wednesday, former officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were found not guilty in a state-level case that included charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.

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