DUBAI: An Iranian coroner鈥檚 report into the death of Mahsa Amini said she did not die due to blows to the head and limbs but from multiple organ failure caused by cerebral hypoxia, the official news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
The death of 22-year-old Amini while in the custody of Iran鈥檚 morality police has ignited more than two weeks of nationwide protests. Her father has said she suffered bruises to her legs, and has held the police responsible for her death.
The coroner鈥檚 report said her death was 鈥渘ot caused by blow to the head and limbs.鈥� It did not say whether she had suffered any injuries. The report did say she fell while in custody due to 鈥渦nderlying diseases.鈥�
鈥淒ue to the ineffective cardio-respiratory resuscitation in the first critical minutes, she suffered severe hypoxia and as a result brain damage.鈥�