Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia

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Irvo Otieno, a Black man whose death 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.

The casket of Irvo Otieno is carried out of First Baptist Church of South Richmond after the celebration of life for Irvo Otieno 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.

The casket of Irvo Otieno is carried out of First Baptist Church of South Richmond after the celebration of life for Irvo Otieno 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.

 

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yeah we know blame everyone but him

It's 2023, it's a psychiatric unit, not a mental hospital.

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