Tyre Nichols: Policeman took and shared photos of injured man

A Memphis policeman took photos of Tyre Nichols, portion helium sat bashed, bleeding and successful request of aesculapian help, recently released documents person revealed.

Mr Nichols died 3 days aft helium was beaten by constabulary during a postulation halt successful the Tennessee metropolis past month.

Officer Demetrius Haley took 2 photos of Mr Nichols, sharing them with astatine slightest 5 people, the documents show.

He is 1 of 5 Memphis policemen who person been charged with 2nd grade murder.

The documents, which were archetypal reported by the New York Times, span much than 100 pages, and uncover for the archetypal clip the repeated misconduct of each of the officers.

They utilized excessive force, the reports say, erstwhile they tasered, capsicum sprayed, punched, kicked and deed Mr Nichols with a retractable baton - and past near him lying connected the ground, injured, needing urgent aesculapian attention.

Demetrius Haley was the archetypal serviceman to attack Mr Nichols, a 29-year-old father, FedEx idiosyncratic and keen photographer, connected 7 January.

"You forced the operator retired of his conveyance portion utilizing large profanity and wearing a achromatic sweatshirt hoodie implicit your head," the documents, released by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission reads.

While Mr Nichols was handcuffed and slumped against an unmarked constabulary car, Haley stood implicit him and took 2 photos, the study says. He past shared them successful a substance connection with a civilian employee, 2 chap officers and a pistillate acquaintance.

The study does not authorities who the 5th recipient was, but a sixth idiosyncratic was subsequently identified during an investigation.

The documents picture however Haley and the different officers were "laughing and bragging" astir their engagement successful the incident, portion Mr Nichols was near injured and lying connected the ground.

It adds that, contradictory to the officer's claims, Mr Nichols ne'er swore astatine them oregon showed immoderate "violent threats".

The study besides accuses Haley of making "untruthful" claims and omissions successful his ain incidental report, specified arsenic failing to notation that helium kicked Mr Nichols portion helium was connected the ground.

"Your on-duty behaviour was unjustly [and] blatantly unprofessional," it said.

As good arsenic the 5 officers charged with murder, a sixth has besides been fired, and a seventh unnamed serviceman has been suspended.

However arsenic galore arsenic 13 Memphis constabulary officers could beryllium disciplined for "policy violations", an lawyer for the metropolis said connected Tuesday.

Three exigency aesculapian workers person besides been fired for not providing Mr Nichols with capable care.

Tyre Nichols' decease sparked protests successful the US, and the Memphis Police Department disbanded its alleged Scorpion unit, of which each the officers were portion of, wrong days of his death.