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Autopsy: Woman died in prison, not hospital

Relatives of Fathiya Nassir, whom Lang'ata Women's Prison authorities claim died at Kenyatta National Hospital, comfort her mother Mariam Ahmed (second right) at City Mortuary in Nairobi. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

Islam is normally against postmortem examinations where a pathologist has to cut through the body to establish the cause of death. To them, the medics are only expected to observe the body to make their conclusions.

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