Mahsa Amini was 'tortured and insulted' before she died in police custody in Iran, her cousin says

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47% : Speaking to Sky News in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, he said Miss Amini had gone shopping in Tehran with relatives including her brother, Ashkan.
44% : He is the first member of Miss Amini's family to speak to Western media since her death in police custody in Tehran on 16 September.
41% : "Ashkan tried to explain to them they were not in their home city, and were strangers in Tehran, so please take that into consideration and pleaded not to be taken away.
35% : [in Tehran] that says effectively by the time she reached the hospital she was already dead from a medical point of view.
35% :Asked about the impact of Miss Amini's death, Mr Mortezaei said: "Mahsa's death became a spark for this protest movement across Iran and Kurdistan."
34% : Mahsa Amini, the young woman whose death in police custody has prompted mass protests in Iran, was "tortured and insulted" before she died, her cousin has said.
31% : "In the struggle the police officers pepper-sprayed Ashkan in the face and forced Mahsa into the van and take her to the morality police station."Read more:Who was Mahsa Amini?Iran summons British ambassador to protest over media coverage

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