Utica, N.Y. – Jurors in the murder trial of three prison guards accused of participating in the killing of Robert Brooks were shown photos on Friday of the severe injuries he suffered from a beating before he died.

More than a dozen photos were shown during testimony by Dr. Yekaterina Merkulova, who works for the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office, and conducted an autopsy on Brooks.

Several people left the courtroom when the photos were shown during the testimony.

Three officers - Mathew Galliher, Nicholas Kieffer and David Kingsley - are on trial in the Utica courtroom for the death of Brooks who was beaten by correctional officers in December at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County.

The three each face charges of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Gal

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