Exclusive: British-Iranian man says he was attacked after protesting against an assault on a teenage girl by security services
A British-Iranian health worker who joined anti-regime street protests in Tehran still has five shotgun pellets lodged in his body after being fired at repeatedly by Iranian security forces at point-blank range.
The individual cannot be named for his own safety, but has been interviewed by the Guardian. Two senior British doctors who saw him in hospital confirmed his injuries were consistent with his account. Multiple pellets were removed in Iran, and a further two removed during painful operations in the UK, but five remain in his body, some so deeply lodged that their removal may endanger vital nerves. According to X-rays undertaken in the UK, these consist of one in his leg, one in his arm and three around his knee. An MRI scan on his knee three months after the assault showed extensive bony contusions. He is still off work and unable to drive.
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