Mahsa Amini's family call for Iranian regime to be tried in international court | ITV News

No family is ever prepared for the death of their child - for the grief and the anguish that death causes - and the family of Mahsa Amini are no different.

Mahsa is what the world knows her as, but to her family she was Zhina - a daughter, a sister and a cousin, before she was ever a catalyst for change.

ITV News Correspondent Lucy Watson met her cousin Erfan Mortezai, who now lives in Germany.

“Three witnesses from inside the police van confirmed that Mahsa was hit over the head. Other women inside the police station also confirmed she was hit again by officers there," Erfan said.

"They also said Mahsa was complaining that she felt dizzy and she couldn’t see, and are willing to give their statements to an international court.

"The leadership must be held accountable for Mahsa’s death. For crimes against humanity.”

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