Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia

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Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has led to second-degree murder charges against 10 deputies and hospital employees, died of 'positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints,' a medical examiner's office said Monday.

Caroline Ouko, center, and Leon Ochieng, right, mother and older brother of Irvo Otieno, react near his casket during the celebration of life for Irvo Otieno at First Baptist Church in North Chesterfield, Va., on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man, died after he was pinned to the floor by seven sheriff's deputies and several others while he was being admitted to a mental hospital.

Otieno, who struggled with mental illness, died March 6 after he was pinned to the floor while being admitted to Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County.

 

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