Former Virginia hospital worker acquitted in death of Irvo Otieno
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A jury found former Central State Hospital employee Wavie Jones not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Irvo Otieno.
Otieno died on March 6, 2023 at a public psychiatric facility, Central State Hospital, while surrounded by Henrico County sheriff's deputies and hospital staff. Otieno had been transported to the hospital by deputies while suffering a mental health crisis. Surveillance video showed hospital staff and deputies restraining Otieno on the floor of a hospital admission room for more than 10 minutes.
The trial began Monday afternoon.
"My son was in the depths of a mental health crisis," said Caroline Ouko, Otieno's mother, after the verdict. "The verdict here today shows us very clearly that those persons that find themselves in a crisis like my son did have no protection under the law."
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