Protesters demand “justice for Trayvon” after his shooting death. (LA Times)
Now they tell us…
After weeks of hyperventilating, the Obama-media finally gets around to reporting that neighbors saw Zimmerman, a Hispanic Floridian, with bandages on his nose and the back of his head the day after the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
Reuters reported, via Free Republic:
Neighbors of George Zimmerman say he had bandages on his nose and head the day after he shot dead Trayvon Martin, supporting statements by the neighborhood watch volunteer that he was beaten in a confrontation with the black Florida teenager.
The extent of Zimmerman’s injuries could be crucial to his legal defense under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law, which allows the use of deadly force when someone has the reasonable belief he could face death or great bodily harm.
Police said Zimmerman, who has been charged with second-degree murder in the racially charged case, was bleeding from the nose and the back of his head and was treated by medics before being taken to Sanford police station after the February 26 shooting.
But public doubts were later raised by the release of a grainy surveillance video from the police station in which no injuries were readily visible.
Zimmerman later sought medical treatment for injuries including a broken nose, his former lawyers have said.