HAMPTON — The parents of a Forest Park man who died in September 2019 have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Hampton, Henry County and five police officers.

Octavio Rodriguez Cira and Fabiola Merlos Martinez filed the 11-count suit on May 11 claiming their son, Fernando Rodriguez, was robbed of his 14th amendment rights when police used excessive force, failed to intervene and failed to render medical aid to him. Additionally, they claim the county and city failed to provide proper training to police officers as well as failed to provide for the safety of arrestees and detainees, “including the handcuffing and restraint process.”

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