Fresh Protest in US, As Court Frees Police That Killed Blackman

New protests have broken out in the US city of St Louis, where a white former policeman was found not guilty of murdering a black suspect in 2011.

Hundreds have marched in the Missouri city for a second day, chanting “Black lives matter!”

More than 33 protesters were arrested and 11 police officers were injured in Friday night’s scuffles.

The defendant, Jason Stockley, 36, was cleared of murdering Anthony Lamar Smith, 24, after a car chase.

Mr Stockley, a serving police officer at the time, was recorded during the pursuit saying: “Gonna kill this [expletive], don’t you know it.”

On Saturday evening, police were out in force as demonstrators rallied in St Louis.

Crowds marched through a shopping centre in the Des Peres suburb, blocking one major road.

So far there have been no reports of violence.

BBC