Freddie Gray: Charges Against Police Dropped

Charges against the last three police officers accused over the death of detainee Freddie Gray have been dropped.

Mr Gray, 25, sustained a broken neck and died after being held unrestrained in the back of a police van in April 2015.

The death sparked unrest and led to riots in Baltimore, Maryland.

Charges against Garrett Miller, William Porter and Alicia White were all dropped at a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday, while three other officers have already been acquitted over Mr Gray's death.

Speaking after the pre-trial hearing, Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby accused officers investigating Mr Gray's death of having "an obvious bias".

She said: "We do not believe Freddie Gray killed himself.

"We stand by the medical examiner's determination that Freddie Gray's death was a homicide."

Ms Mosby added: "We've all borne witness to an inherent bias that is a direct result of when police police themselves."

Mr Gray's mother, Gloria Darden, said: "I know they lied and they killed him."

Prosecutors claimed Mr Gray was illegally arrested after running from a bike patrol officer.

Officers failed to buckle Mr Gray into a seatbelt or call a medic when he indicated he wanted to go to hospital, they added.

Defence lawyers claimed it was unclear when Mr Gray suffered his fatal neck injury and that officers had the discretion on whether to seatbelt detainees.

Reacting to the dropped charges, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump slammed Ms Mosby for attempting to prosecute the officers.

He said: "It was disgraceful what she did and the way she did it."

Lawyers for the accused officers have sued Ms Mosby, claiming that she intentionally filed false charges against them.

Mr Gray's family have received a $6.4m (£4.7m) settlement from the city.