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7 Virginia Deputies Charged With Murder in Death of Man at Hospital

Seven Virginia deputies and Central State Hospital employees have been charged with murder in the death of Irvo Otieno, a Black man with a history of mental illness.

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  • Seven Virginia deputies charged with second-degree murder in death of Black man with mental illness.
  • Irvo Otieno, 28, died after being smothered by officers in handcuffs and leg shackles at hospital.
  • Deputies and Central State Hospital employees charged with murder.
  • Family says Otieno was deprived of medication he needed for mental illness.
  • Encounter between law enforcement and person with mental illness that ended in violence or death.
7 Virginia Deputies Charged With Murder in Death of Man at Hospital
A prosecutor said that the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office deputies got on top of a handcuffed and shackled Irvo Otieno, causing him to die from asphyxiation. His family says he had a mental illness.
The New York TimesBy Eduardo Medina

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