Mother of a Black man, who died after being pinned down at a hospital, speaks out

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Mother of a Black man, who died after being pinned down at a hospital, speaks out

Mother of a Black man, who died after being pinned down at a hospital, speaks out

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Irvo Otieno died at a Virginia psychiatric hospital earlier this month. Ten people have been indicted in his death. NPR’s A Martinez talks to his mother Caroline Ouko and attorney Ben Crump.

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