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Seven sheriff’s deputies and three hospital workers are being charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man who died on March 6. Prosecutors say he died in handcuffs and leg irons while held down at a state mental hospital in Petersburg, Virginia.
Video of Otieno's death exists but has not yet been publicly released. The footage is horrific and violent, according to family and attorneys who have seen it. USA TODAY has not viewed the video.
"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.
Security camera footage shows that the seven sheriff's deputies...
