Autopsy shows inmate who was beaten while handcuffed died by homicide, lawyer says
A handcuffed inmate whose fatal beating by correctional officers last year sparked outrage died by homicide, according to findings of an autopsy report a lawyer for the man's family shared Wednesday.
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Samuel Butler, Lawyer Who Helped Create Corporate Giants, Dies at 94
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Death of Robert Brooks, Inmate Beaten by N.Y. Prison Guards, Is Ruled a Homicide
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Son of man who was beaten by corrections officers at N.Y. prison says father's death was murder
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Biden says he could've beaten Trump in November
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