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Breonna Taylor's killer cop convicted

A FORMER US police detective has been convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 raid that left her dead.

A jury returned the late-night verdict on Friday, having cleared Brett Hankison earlier in the evening of using excessive force on Ms Taylor’s neighbours.

It is the first conviction of a Louisville police officer who was involved in the deadly raid.

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