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Otieno family attorneys push back against officers' defense

Attorneys for several of the defendants charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno have begun to offer defenses of their clients in court or public statements

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

A hospital surveillance video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to the floor before his death

The 28-year-old Black man died at a Virginia mental health facility earlier this month. A grand jury indicted 10 deputies and hospital workers on charges of second-degree murder.

WEKU · Mar 21, 2023

Video shows moment deputies piled on top of Irvo Otieno before his death at psychiatric hospital

Lawyer says 28-year-old’s mother ‘feels very strongly that the public should see what happened to her son’

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

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Prosecutor to release video of death of man in custody

Prosecutors plan next week to release the video that led authorities in Virginia to charge seven deputies and three state mental hospital employees with second-degree murder in the death of a handcuffed and shackled man

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023

Mother: Irvo Otieno was 'brilliant and creative and bright'

The mother of a Black man who died in police custody at a Virginia mental hospital says her son was “brilliant, creative and bright.”

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital

Irvo Otieno was transferred from jail to a state mental health facility on March 6. Prosecutors say he was handcuffed during the intake process and "smothered" by seven deputies for some 12 minutes.

WEKU · Mar 16, 2023

Prosecutor: Black man smothered to death at mental hospital

A prosecutor says 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 murder charges in his death

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

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Virginia deputies charged in man's death at mental hospital

A Virginia prosecutor says seven sheriff’s office employees have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 28-year-old man at a state mental hospital last week

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

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