The 12-minute video of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno's death shows that seven sheriff's deputies at the hospital brutally 'smothered' Otieno and waited more than three hours to report his death. Prosecutors to release video of Irvo Otieno's 'pinned down' death:
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"What I saw today was heartbreaking, America. It was disturbing. It was traumatic. My son was tortured,” said Otieno’s mother, Caroline Ouko, about the video on Thursday. The seven Henrico County Sheriff's deputies were charged Tuesday, and additional charges were announced Thursday against the three people who were employed by the hospital.Otieno died just days after police officers arrested and booked him after suspicion of burglary, and on charges of counts of assault on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct in a hospital and vandalism.
He had a history of mental health struggles, his family and attorneys said, and allege he was having a mental health crisis.the seven sheriff's deputies who were involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the case.
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