This video clip provided by Central State Hospital/Dinwiddie County, Va. shows deputies and hospital employees on top of Irvo Otieno, who lies on the floor at Central State Hospital, on March 6, 2023 in Petersburg, Va. Footage obtained Tuesday, March 21, which has no audio, shows various sheriff’s deputies and employees attempting to restrain a handcuffed and shackled Mr. Otieno for about 20 minutes after he’s led into a room at the hospital, where he was going to be admitted.
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‘Just trying to breathe’
Video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to floor before his death
A large group of sheriff’s deputies and employees of a Virginia mental hospital pinned patient Irvo Otieno to the floor earlier this month until he was motionless and limp, then began unsuccessful resuscitation efforts, newly obtained surveillance video shows.
