3 Virginia hospital workers charged with murder in death of Irvo Otieno | CNN Also on Thursday, Otieno’s family watched surveillance video that prosecutors have said shows law enforcement officers fatally smothering him.
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3 Virginia hospital workers charged with murder in death of Irvo Otieno | CNN Also on Thursday, Otieno’s family watched surveillance video that prosecutors have said shows law enforcement officers fatally smothering him.Submitted by Joshuafall in USA
Seven deputies and three hospital employees are scheduled for a grand jury hearing.
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In court Wednesday, Baskervill said Otieno was in handcuffs and leg irons and was held on the ground for 12 minutes by all seven deputies. She said the surveillance video of the incident is “extremely clear” and “extremely alarming.”
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The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond’s preliminary report identifies asphyxiation as a cause of death, the Commonwealth attorney’s office said in a statement.