A British-Iranian health worker in Tehran was shot multiple times at point-blank range by Iranian security forces using buckshot ammunition during the recent anti-regime protests, according to The Guardian.
The individual, who remained unidentified for safety reasons, has had five shotgun pellets lodged in his body since the October 2022 incident. Two senior British doctors who saw him in hospital confirmed that his injuries were consistent with his account.
The man said he had been protesting the assault of a teenage girl by security services in Tehran's Shariati Street when he was attacked. He has been hit with a police baton by a plainclothes officer, causing him to fall to the ground unarmed and losing consciousness.
At least two officers then fired semi-automatic shotguns at him, shooting him seven times in different parts of his body, including his chest, arm, leg, and back.
The man was treated by a team of doctors he knew for 17.5 hours, during which time he came close to death, according to one of the attending physicians. He has undergone several operations to remove pellets from his body, but five remain, some of which are lodged near vital nerves.
His injuries have caused complications such as blood clots, low blood oxygen saturation, and fractures to his ribs. He is still unable to work or drive.
