Matthew Ajibade's Georgia jail death ruled a HOMICIDE

A 22-year-old college student found dead in restraints at a county jail died from several blunt-force injuries to his head and upper body, a Georgia coroner has said.

Chatham County Coroner Bill Wessinger confirmed Thursday that last month he ruled the death of Matthew Ajibade of Savannah a homicide.

Ajibade was found dead on January 1 in a restraining chair at the Chatham County jail after he struggled with deputies booking him on a domestic violence charge. 

Video taken from inside the jail shows them wheeling Ajibade to an isolation cell in the chair.

A short time later one of the officers opens the cell door, without permission from a supervisor, and the student lunges forward.

Two deputies then throw him to the ground. 

Another then joins and appears to knee the suspect in the head.

A female officer then pulls out her Taser and holds it close to Ajibade seconds before his motionless body is carried away by the officers. 

Will Claiboe, an attoey for Ajibade's family, said his parents were 'very distressed' to lea the cause and manner of death from their son's death certificate.

Sheriff Al St. Lawrence last month fired nine deputies in connection with Ajibade's death. 

The sheriff released no findings from the investigations into Ajibade's death, which is still considered an open case as prosecutors weigh possible criminal charges. 

One deputy suffered a concussion and a broken nose, according to the sheriff's office.  

The fired deputies include two supervisors — Cpl. Maxine Evans and Cpl. Jason Kenny — who were suspended after Ajibade died. 

At the time the sheriff's office said new policies implemented since Ajibade's death include security measures to audit the use of stun guns at the jail as well as booking procedures to ensure jail medical staff are notified immediately when a detainee requiring medication arrives.