Black man dies from asphyxiation after US police pin him to the ground

A Rochester police officer puts a hood over the head of Daniel Prude (Rochester Police via Roth and Roth LLP via AP)

A black man died of asphyxiation after a group of US police officers put a hood over his head then pressed his face into the pavement for two minutes.

Daniel Prude died in hospital on March 30 after he was taken off life support following his encounter with police in Rochester, New York.