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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Prosecutor: Black man smothered to death at mental hospital

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Security camera footage from a state mental hospital shows a Black Virginia man who was handcuffed and shackled being pinned down by the deputies who are now facing second-degree murder charges in his death, a prosecutor said in court.

Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill said during the seven deputies' first court hearing Wednesday that Irvo Otieno was smothered to death, local news outlets reported.

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