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Iranian coroner denies Mahsa Amini died from blows to body

Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran's morality police [File: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]

The death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” was not a result of being hit but due to an underlying illness, Iran’s coroner has said, in a finding that is likely to be rejected by Iranian protesters who have demonstrated since her death on September 16.

Iran’s Forensic Organisation said in an official medical report published on Friday that “Mahsa Amini’s death was not caused by blows to the head and vital organs and limbs of the body”.

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