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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Charges reduced against 3 facing prosecution in man's death during admission to psychiatric hosptial

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Second-degree murder charges against two sheriff’s deputies and a hospital worker have been reduced to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Virginia man who was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a state psychiatric hospital.

The downgrading of the charges in the 2023 death of Irvo Otieno comes just weeks after prosecutors withdrew charges against five other sheriff's deputies, a move criticized by Otieno's family.

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