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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Iranian teen now ‘brain dead’ after alleged altercation with morality police on Tehran metro

Iranian state television

An Iranian teenager who fell into a coma after an alleged altercation with the country’s morality police is now “brain dead”, Iranian state media has said.

Sixteen-year-old Armita Geravand was admitted to hospital with head injuries earlier this month after the incident at a Tehran metro station.

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