Iranian investigation says Mahsa Amini did not die from physical violence.
The death of the young woman in police custody led to mass protests in Iran.
RT - Mahsa Amini, whose death in police custody led to mass protests in Iran, did not die from physical violence, but from cerebral hypoxia, or lack of oxygen to the brain, a coroner's report determined.
The 22-year-old woman was arrested by the Islamic Republic's morality police in Tehran on September 13 for wearing an "inappropriate" headscarf. Her family claimed she was tortured and passed out after being hit on the head.
According to the forensic report, cited by Iran's official news agency IRNA on Friday, Amini's death "was not caused by a blow to the head or vital organs of the body."
The document stated that Amini had underlying conditions resulting from surgery on a benign brain tumor that she underwent when she was eight years old.
The report stated that the woman suddenly lost consciousness and fainted while in custody, then regained consciousness before collapsing again.
“Due to ineffective cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the critical first minutes, she suffered severe hypoxia and, as a result, brain damage, despite recovery of cardiac function,” the report said, adding that the woman died due to “multiple organ failure caused by hypoxia.” It did not specify whether Amini suffered any injuries.
The largest protests over Amini's death took place in Iran's western Kurdistan province, where she was from. More than 150 people died in clashes with police, according to the Iranian Human Rights group, cited by the Associated Press.