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CID Report (Death): 0007-04-CID259-80133

Aug. 23, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 144
CID report of investigation into the death of Nasef Ibraham, a detainee at Abu Ghraib prison. According to the report, Mr. Ibraham was brought unconscious to one of the guard stations at Camp Ganci at the prison by his relatives. The military police stationed there notified medics who found Mr. Ibraham non-responsive and unconscious. They checked for vital signs with negative results. His pupils were fixed and dilated; no brachial or carotid pulse was detected. CPR was not initiated. The autopsy did not find any signs of trauma, bruising or other wounds. The report concluded that Mr. Ibraham died of natural causes (cardiac tamponade as a result of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease).
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  • 2004-01-08, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq, Death
    • 63 year old Iraqi Male, Nasef Ibrahim, with no evidence of significant recent injury noted at the autopsy died as a result of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease resulting in cardiac tamponade. The autopsy revealed hemopericardium, with a rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle and focally severe atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. Toxicological studies were negative for ethanol, cyanide, and drugs of abuse. The manner of death is natural.