The death of Robert Brooks, a handcuffed inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility, has been ruled a homicide following an autopsy that identified the cause as neck compression and multiple blunt impact injuries. The incident, captured on body camera, shows guards assaulting Brooks for about 10 minutes. In response, more than a dozen officers and two nurses were suspended, as a grand jury prepares to investigate. Brooks' family has filed a lawsuit against those involved, ensuring accountability for the brutal treatment he suffered prior to his death.
The autopsy report concludes that the cause of Robert Brooks' death was compression of the neck and multiple blunt impact injuries, ruled as homicide.
'I think what this does is rule out any argument that there was some other cause of death other than what we saw on video,' noted family attorney Stephen Schwarz.
The body cam footage shows corrections officers assaulting Brooks for about 10 minutes while he was restrained, emphasizing the brutality of the incident.
A grand jury is expected to review evidence in the ongoing investigation regarding the actions of the correctional officers involved in Brooks' death.
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