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Autopsy Report: Fawaz Badaa Najem, Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq (Undetermined) (Death Certificate Included) (0016-04-CID789-83992)
June 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1084
Autopy no: ME04-434; Fawaz Badaa Najem, a 42 year old male Iraqi civilian, was in US custody at Abu Ghraib. Be began making gasping sounds which awoke another detainee. The decedent was found to be unresponsive and pulseless. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. Cause of death: Undetermined. Manner of death: Undetermined. No evidence of significant trauma to explain the death, although there was minor bruising of the abdomen and left arm.
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- 2004-06-14, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq, Death
- Fawaz Badaa Najem, a 42-year-old male Iraqi civilian, was in U.S. custody at the Baghdad Central Confinement Facility in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. By report, he began making gasping sounds, which awoke another detainee. The decedent was found to be unresponsive and pulseless. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. The autopsy report indicates that there was no significant trauma to explain the death, although there were minor contusions (bruises) to the abdomen and left arm. The report concludes that neither the manner of death nor the cause of death could be determined.
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