Seven Virginia Deputies Charged with Murder in Custody Death

Seven deputy sheriffs in Virginia have been charged with second-degree murder over the death of a 28-year-old black man, Irvo Otieno, who died on 6 March while he was being transferred from a jail to a mental health facility. Prosecutors have accused the deputy sheriffs of suffocating Mr Otieno during the transfer. His hands and legs were both cuffed and he was held on the ground for 12 minutes by all seven Henrico County deputy sheriffs.