See the New Photo of a Bloody George Zimmerman Released by His Defense Team

The defense team for George Zimmerman on Monday released the following photo taken by a police officer on the night Florida teen Trayvon Martin was fatally shot:

“This is a photo of George Zimmerman taken by a police officer on the night of February 26, 2012. A black and white photocopy of this image was provided by the State in the first Discovery. This high-resolution digital file was finally provided to the defense on October 29, 2012,” the defense team posted to its website.

“This image was disclosed in the State's 9th Supplemental Discovery. In accordance with the updates to our media policy that we published on November 13, we will be making all public documents related to the case available on our website, including the rest of the State's 9th Supplemental Discovery as soon as we are sure it has been properly redacted according to the Court's stipulations on protecting information regarding specific witnesses,” the post adds.

It remains to be seen if the photo will help Zimmerman's defense, which maintains he was defending himself during a struggle with Martin that ultimately led to Zimmerman shooting Martin.

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(H/T: WZ)