Inquest opened into death of UK doctor in Syrian prison
The inquest into the death of a British doctor in a Syrian prison has been open and adjourned. Dr Abbas Khan was on the verge of being released when his family were told of his death.
British doctor's mother calls herself a 'failure'
The distraught mother of a British surgeon found dead in a Syrian prison said she was a "failure" and told people not to comfort her as she attended her son's funeral.
In a very distressed state outside the mosque, Dr Khan's mother wailed and as well-wishers tried to comfort her, she said: "Nobody help me, I love my son. I am the loser. I'm the failure."
She added: "I beg everybody. I touch everyone's feet. Please give me my son."
A man then wrapped his arm around her and brought her to a car and she was driven away.
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