Ahmed Naguib, an eighteen year old activist was announced dead on Sunday morning. A post-mortem autopsy carried out soon after his death confirmed that he died as a result of being shot in the head. Hossam, a friend of Naguib, was at the morgue and confirmed the “the report from the morgue and the hospital confirmed that Ahmed died as a result of birdshot to the head. Naguib was shot last week and bullets went in to the back of his skull. His brain function was declining slowly and he was on respiratory aid machine. Waleed Nada, a member of We Care about Human Beings group that were following Naguib's case said “during the week his condition declined and there were indications that he was dead but the machines were keeping him alive." Naguib's uncle, Khaled Mohamed Azzab spoke briefly saying, “Ahmed was 18 and had no political affiliation." Nada, who said he spoke to Naguib's brother in the hospital, said “Ahmed was just a regular guy from a regular family." Earlier on Sunday there were fears that the post-mortem would be carried out without a lawyer present. Hossam confirmed that he managed to get his lawyer the report coming out of the morgue is correct. The family sought confirmation from an independent doctor to be sure. Dr. Eida Seif El Dowla from the El Nadeem centre, who is allow following the case, explained, “ever since the revolution there is a tradition that every post-mortem that is carried out must have present a lawyer and a doctor that is not affiliated with the government to ensure the report is correct." The funeral will be at Omar Makram mosque in Tahrir square at 2.30 pm later today. Naguib is the fourth death in the latest clashes sweeping the country as a result of the latest presidential declaration.
