The judge said Derek Chauvin's sentence was based "on your abuse of a position of trust and authority, and also the particular cruelty shown" to Floyd, reports BBC.

In April, Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death.

Floyd died last May after Chauvin knelt on his neck for about nine minutes.

The whole incident was caught on a video that went viral, sparking widespread protests over police-involved killings of Blacks.