Robert Brooks was beaten by three prison guards even when he was unconscious and with blood on his face due to the inaction of other guards, all white. He died the next day. The Attorney General published the video from the built-in camera of one of the guards.
The hermit Robert Brooks died in custody after receiving a brutal beating in prison Marcy, This is evident from a video from a body camera of one of the guards that has been published.
The recording shows that Brooks, an African American, was with his hands tied behind his back and it was beaten with punches and kicks by three prison guards even when he was unconscious, and with blood on his face due to the inaction of other guards, all white. You can also see how one of the guards later leaves him in his underwear.
The case is being investigated by the attorney general of New YorkLetitia James, who published the camera recording in a room on December 9, according to the ‘New York Post’ newspaper.
Brooks died the next morning. after being admitted to Wynn Hospital in Utica. Death was due to “suffocation due to neck compression”according to the medical report. At this time, no details have been released about the motive that led to the attack and subsequent death of the 43-year-old man.
“My most sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Brooks,” James said at a news conference Friday. “I did not take the publication of this video lightly, especially in the middle of the holidays,” but “it is my duty and responsibility” to spread this information, he argued.
James has assured that a “thorough” investigation is underway and that they have already met with Brooks’ family members so they can review footage of what happened.
State Prison Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III made the announcement immediate expulsion of those involved and suspension of the employment and salaries of thirteen others for this ‘vulgar and inhuman act that senselessly ended a life’. Another guard has resigned. It also announced changes “to ensure something similar can never happen in our facilities.”
‘This is a murder and there will be those responsible’emphasizes Martuscello. “These people do not represent the culture of the department or anything it champions,” he emphasized. Brooks was serving a 12-year prison sentence for first-degree assault for repeatedly stabbing his partner.
Source: EITB
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