A new case of brutal police brutality is currently causing a sensation in the US: Seven officers in the state of Virginia have been charged with the death of an African-American prisoner in a psychiatric clinic. In addition, three employees of the hospital have been charged, the Public Prosecution Service announced on Thursday.
Irvo Otieno, 28, was reportedly transferred from prison to the Psychiatric Clinic of the City of Petersburg because of mental problems. He later died on March 6 – according to the autopsy, he suffocated while “physically bound”.
Victim was depressed for twelve minutes
According to the OM, they have a video of the incident, which they initially did not want to publish. It was shown to the man’s family on Thursday. Their lawyer said police held Otieno for 12 minutes.
The incident commemorates George Floyd, whose agonizing death from suffocation in 2020 sparked nationwide protests across the United States. A white police officer pressed his knee to the African American’s neck for about nine and a half minutes, even though the 46-year-old black man complained repeatedly that he couldn’t breathe. Brutal police brutality is common in the United States.
Source: Krone
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