Robair

Department of Justice indicted New Orleans Police officer Melvin Williams for allegedly beating Robair to death and charged another officer with allegedly helping to cover it up.

Medical Examiners In America: A Dysfunctional System ProPublica 2011

Several witnesses said they saw Williams approach Robair and start kicking and hitting him.

New Orleans police convicted over killing in wake of Katrina 2011

Williams claimed Robair slipped and fell as the officers approached him.

New Orleans police convicted over killing in wake of Katrina 2011

Robair "was the victim of a beating," his autopsy report states.

Medical Examiners In America: A Dysfunctional System ProPublica 2011

Robair "was the victim of a beating," his autopsy report states.

Medical Examiners In America: A Dysfunctional System ProPublica 2011

The prosecution said Williams beat Robair, put him in a police car and took him to hospital, telling staff he was a known drug user.

New Orleans police convicted over killing in wake of Katrina 2011

In Wednesday's case, a patrolman, Melvin Williams, was found guilty of kicking and beating with a baton Raymond Robair and submitting a false report about the incident.

New Orleans police convicted over killing in wake of Katrina 2011

After the verdict, Robair's mother, Marie, told the Associated Press: "Now I can rest and my son can rest in peace."

New Orleans police convicted over killing in wake of Katrina 2011

Department of Justice indicted New Orleans Police officer Melvin Williams for allegedly beating Robair to death and charged another officer with allegedly helping to cover it up.

Medical Examiners In America: A Dysfunctional System ProPublica 2011

Robair's daughter, Judonna Mitchell, said he did not die in vain.

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