Rihanna has hit out at a murder trial which threatened to spark race riots in America – saying a young black teen who was shot dead could have been her brother.
The singer vented anger after George Zimmerman was cleared of murdering unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
She took to Instagram after Zimmerman walked free over the shooting, ranting that the US criminal justice system was “ph–ked.”
The 25-year-old singer spoke out on the matter the morning after Zimmerman, 29, was found not guilty.
Posting a photo of Trayvon on Instagram, Rihanna wrote: “A child was gunned down for no reason! And nothing about that sounds like murder? My baby brother is 17, this rocked my whole s–t!”
A child was gunned down for no reason! And nothing about that sounds like murder? My baby brother is… http://t.co/VX5DVzcYcN
— Rihanna (@rihanna) July 14, 2013
"A system cannot fail those it was never built to protect" #JudicialFail
— Rihanna (@rihanna) July 14, 2013
