An Indian national on death row in Pakistan who was attacked last week by fellow inmates has died from his injuries.
Sarabjit Singh, who was sentenced to death 16 years ago on espionage charges,
died at 1am local time (2000 GMT) after lying in a comatose state for the
last five days, a senior doctor at Jinnah hospital in Pakistan's eastern
city of Lahore said.
Singh's lawyer Owais Sheikh confirmed the 49-year-old's death and said that
his body "has been moved to the hospital mortuary".
The doctor said arrangements were under way for an autopsy.
Singh sustained several injuries, including a fractured skull, when six
prisoners attacked him on Friday last week, hitting him on the head with
bricks.
"(His death) was already feared. His condition was more than critical and
he had less chances of survival," Mr Sheikh said.
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