Judge rejects effort to preserve Irvo Otieno’s body for independent autopsy

Virginia judge rejects defense motion to hold Irvo Otieno's body as evidence; all defendants granted bond

Circuit Court Judge Joseph Teefey told the attorneys he would not disgrace the victim's 'dignity' by granting their motion based on speculation.

Judge rejects effort to preserve Irvo Otieno’s body for independent autopsy

DINWIDDIE, Va. (WRIC) -- A Dinwiddie Circuit Court judge denied a request from one of the 10 people charged in Irvo Otieno's death who asked to keep the body from being released in case they wanted to get a second autopsy. The attorneys for Kaiyell D. Sanders, a sergeant with the Henrico County Sheriff's Office, filed a motion to keep Otieno's body available for inspection in case an independent autopsy was pursued after the medical examiner's a…