Virginia medical examiner testifies in trial of former hospital worker charged in Irvo Otieno's death
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Day two of the trial of Wavie Jones, who is charged in connection with the 2023 death of Irvo Otieno, began with defense attorneys attempting to have Irvo Otieno’s mother, Caroline Ouko, removed from the courtroom.
Attorneys argued that Ouko's crying in the courtroom was disruptive and that she spoke to the media on Monday.
The judge disagreed, and prosecutors continued to put on their evidence.
Jones, who was a security employee at Central State Hospital, is the first of the defendants to stand trial. Jones is being represented by attorneys Doug Ramseur and Emilee Hasbrouck.
Perhaps the most compelling witness for the Commonwealth on Tuesday was Dr. Jennifer Bowers, a state medical examiner who performed Otieno’s autopsy.
Bowers explained how she reviewed video, medical records, and a police report to determine Otieno died of “positional and mechanical asphyxia by restraint.”
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