Death of #IrvoOtieno at #Virginia hospital ruled a homicide caused by 'asphyxia with restraints,' officials say

Otieno, 28, died March 6 while being restrained by deputies and hospital workers. Ten people have been charged with second-degree murder.

#Police
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-irvo-otieno-virginia-hospital-ruled-homicide-caused-asphyxia-res-rcna78001

"Why do you have to put him face down? Why do you have to put knees in his back? Why do you have to smother him to death? It is — it’s just so unnecessary, as many of these deaths. And three years after George Floyd, why would police or law enforcement officials be putting their knees anywhere on a restrained person who is face down?"

#IrvoOtieno #PoliceViolence #Virginia
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About the killing of Irvo Otieno as he was undergoing a mental health crisis in a Virginia hospital, Ben Crump states:

"I got so many calls from all across America, across the world, saying, 'Why?' This is so unnecessary. He’s handcuffed and shackled. If they just leave him in the room and wait for him to get proper medical attention, then who’s at harm?"

#IrvoOtieno #PoliceViolence #Virginia
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https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/23/irvo_otieno_virginia_murder_charges

#IrvoOtieno
#MurderedByPolice

A Police Killing Inside a Hospital: Ben Crump on Death of Irvo Otieno During Mental Health Crisis

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/23/irvo_otieno_virginia_murder_charges

https://y.com.sb/watch?v=HNmiP79lfWw

#JusticeForIrvoOtieno #IrvoOtieno
#ACAB

#Attorney #BenjaminCrump speaks to #DemocracyNow

Kerry Breen reports that a grand jury has indicted the 10 people charged in the death of Irvo Otieno, who was suffocated to death earlier this month while in law enforcement custody in Virginia. Surveillance footage shows Otieno with at least nine people piling on top of him after the initial two officers appeared to lose their grip as other hospital staff looked on.

#police #PoliceViolence #Virginia #IrvoOtieno

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irvo-otieno-death-10-people-indicted-henrico-county-sheriff-deputies-central-state-hospital-employees-virginia/

ADDENDUM/ADJUSTMENT: Tuesday’s episode now includes the previously missing audio of James Baldwin!!!!! https://bit.ly/3K0XFCo #IrvoOtieno #RIPWillisReed #ApplePodcasts #BlackMastodon

https://y.com.sb/watch?v=RFxiOr5gvz0

#Songwriter #IrvoOtieno s brother and attorney #BenjaminCrump

#mentalhealthcrisis shouldn't be a #deathsentence

#JusticeForIrvoOtieno #ACAB

https://y.com.sb/watch?v=RFxiOr5gvz0

#IrvoOtieno s brother and attorney #BenCrump

#JusticeForIrvoOtieno #ACAB

https://y.com.sb/watch?v=lSNbX9Vi5zE

#ACAB 10 people (oinkers & hospital staff) charged with second degree murder of Mr #IrvoOtieno

WARNING : vid could be triggering. Lease take care

A #Virginia grand jury formally indicted 10 people, including #policeofficers and hospital workers, over the death of #IrvoOtieno, a #Black man who was restrained before he died in a #mentalhealth facility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkfgFhAIihs

It's upsetting law enforcement killed another Black man, #IrvoOtieno. The gang up and smothering was horrific.

THIS. #IrvoOtieno #blacklivesmatter

🎙NEW EPISODE (Tuesday) - THE POLITICRAT daily #podcast Season 4, Episode 66: Irvo Otieno And Willis Reed https://bit.ly/3K0XFCo

#RIPWillisReed #IrvoOtieno #ApplePodcasts #BlackMastodon #usa #Mastodon

Überwachungsvideo zeigt Tathergang zum Tod von #IrvoOtieno im Polizeigewahrsam. Anfang März starb ein er in einer US-Psychiatrie. Zehn Menschen, 7 Polizisten & 3 Krankenhaus-Mitarbeiter wurden angeklagt. #Polizeigewalt #USA 1/x
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RT @affeu2
#VA: 7 Polizisten & 3Krankenhaus-Mitarbeiter wegen Mord/Totschlag angeklagt. Das Opfer #IrvoOtieno hatte Hand- & Fußfesseln getragen & wurde von 7 Polizisten 11 Minuten am Boden gehalten. bis er an Ers…
https://twitter.com/affeu2/status/1636590927065100290

Irvo Otieno. Say his name. #IrvoOtieno #BlackMastodon

MURDERIN’ MOTHERFUCKERS!
And the rest of the people in the video who just stood there watching while these thugs murderered Irvo Otieno need to be in jumpsuits too! #IrvoOtieno

#BlackMastodon #usa #Mastodon

You have a brother Irvo Otieno, handcuffed AND cuffed by his ankles. At least 10 corrections officers put all their weight on him. THAT’S A DAMN STATE-SANCTIONED LYNCHING. By mostly Black folk of a Black man. This was an ORGY OF MURDEROUS JACKALS. Let the fuckers BURN #IrvoOtieno

#BlackMastodon #usa #Mastodon

Virginia Deputies Restrained Man Who Died

#BlackLivesMatter #Virginia #IrvoOtieno
#PoliceReformNow

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/video-shows-virginia-deputies-medical-staffers-struggling-restrain-black-man-2023-03-21/

“My son was treated like a dog, worse than a dog,” Otieno’s mother said. “I saw it with my own eyes in the video.”
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvj8dz/irvo-otieno-death-virginia
#irvootieno #policebrutality #JUSTICE #BlackLivesMatter #RACISM #mentalillness #Virginia #BenCrump