Maria Golovnina died after shortage of oxygen, autopsy report reveals
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ISLAMABAD: Maria Golovnina, the Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief of Reuters based in Islamabad who was found dead on February 23, died due to a shortage of oxygen, DawnNews reported.
A postmortem report by Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), revealed that the journalist had marks on her neck when her body was found. The report has been forwarded to the police for further investigation.
Pims spokesman Waseem Khawaja said that samples of Golovnina’s brain, heart and neck have been sent to a forensic laboratory for a complete report on the cause of death.
The Reuters journalist was found dead at her office in the capital’s F-8 sector on Monday. She was reportedly lying on the floor covered in vomit.
A Reuters’ statement said she fell unconscious in her office and was rushed to a private hospital. But “medical teams were unable to save” the Russian national journalist.
However, capital police, quoting her colleagues, said that alarmed at her long disappearance from her seat, the colleagues went looking for her and found her lying in a washroom of the office.
Read more: Reuters' Pak-Afghan bureau chief found dead in Islamabad
The bureau chief was rushed to Pims where she was pronounced dead.
Doctors at Pims told Dawn that Maria had passed away before she could be brought to the hospital.
Golovnina had been working as the Reuters bureau chief for Pakistan and Afghanistan for the past year and a half.
She joined Reuters in Tokyo in 2001 and subsequently worked in postings around the world including London, Singapore, Moscow, Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Feb 26, 2015 06:36pm
Though it is sad news, but we expect that every effort is made to prove that there is no foul play involved in this particular case.
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Feb 26, 2015 06:37pm
May her soul rest in peace!*
And may international investigation can unfold this story.
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Feb 26, 2015 06:37pm
Murky!!!!
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Feb 26, 2015 06:42pm
she must have uncovered something about Pakistan or its army or the ISI...
so she has been strangled !!
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Feb 26, 2015 06:57pm
@Ali-Indian
Please don't spread nonsense. Don't you people have anything better to do than come
To Pakistani forums to speed your hatred and propoganda.
I hope a full investigation is completed, God bless her soul.
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Feb 26, 2015 07:03pm
Not surprising that this journalist was killed in Pakistan. Pakistan is probably in the top 3 most dangerous countries for journalists. Thanks to our 'democratic' governments for last 8 years.
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Feb 26, 2015 07:03pm
Pattern depicts typical Russian Intelligence way of doing things.
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Feb 26, 2015 07:11pm
Rest in Peace to this lady.
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Feb 26, 2015 07:18pm
Geniuses have spoken. So is it a homicide? Was she strangulated? Those are the questions that autopsy is supposed to answer. Every body dies from lack of Oxygen.
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Feb 26, 2015 07:19pm
@Ali-Indian Indians blame ISI for everything. Nothing new. Favourite Timepass!
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Feb 26, 2015 07:21pm
Pakistan is becoming very dangerous for foreigners. Even Xi Jinping and Obama have refused to go there. That's whay many Pakistanis are now moving to India as Bollywood actors and singers and work here for peanuts. After all, health is wealth.
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Feb 26, 2015 07:21pm
Shortage of electricity, shortage of water, shortage of gas, shortage of petrol, shortage of food, shortage of medicine, shortage of high class education, shortage of jobs, now shortage of oxygen. But plentiful of corruption, murder, lies, fanaticism what a country.
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Feb 26, 2015 07:22pm
@Ali-Indian You Indians have a lot of spare time on your hands.
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Feb 26, 2015 07:41pm
@Ali-Indian You Indians have vivid imagination!
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Feb 26, 2015 07:59pm
This is just a sad news..First it was foreign investors, tourist, visitors, players, now we won't even see foreign journalist in Pakistan...Back to stone age....People with no self respect who votes these politicians to come and abuse their own nationals...The fault is all on the people of Pakistan, who still watch these talk shows especially talk shows..You all say this is bad but no one gets up and choke these politicians...
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Feb 26, 2015 08:11pm
Was she Russian or of Russian origin?
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Feb 26, 2015 08:15pm
@Ali-Indian This kind of comment coming from an ignorant Indian is to be expected I guess.
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Feb 26, 2015 08:16pm
" A Reuters’ statement said she fell unconscious in her office and was rushed to a private hospital. "
Isn't PIMS Government Hospital?
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Feb 26, 2015 08:40pm
@ jj
are you referring to india?
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Feb 26, 2015 08:46pm
@Abbasi
PIMS is doing the post mortem and found that she died due to lack of oxygen with marks on her neck.
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Feb 26, 2015 08:52pm
Wow, 'marks on her neck when her body was found'; it's unfortunate, let's wait for actual result to comeback. Sad.
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Feb 26, 2015 09:02pm
@M.M.Sherazi - Every effort is made to "prove that there is no foul play involved" "in this particular case".
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Feb 26, 2015 09:32pm
While not openly saying she was murdered the autopsy clearly says the death was not due to natural causes. Marks on the neck and lack of oxygen when taken together point to strangulation, why not explicitly said so, could be due to involvement of a very powerful force. No other reason for such caution.
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Feb 26, 2015 09:35pm
@M.M.Sherazi "we expect that every effort is made to prove that there is no foul play involved in this particular case."... why not just investigate the plain truth and if there is foul play then punish the guilty... you as an common man hoping that it gets covered up nicely....
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Feb 26, 2015 09:55pm
Shortage of oxygen?? Why not say that she was murdered by strangulation.
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Feb 26, 2015 09:57pm
Sounds like murder.
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Feb 26, 2015 09:58pm
There were marks on here neck. People don't strangle themselves; murdered.
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Feb 26, 2015 10:10pm
@M.M.Sherazi Sadly, I agree every effort will be made to PROVE there is NO foul play. But what is truth, that should be priority. Is it natural death or murder? New kind of poison? Who knows.
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Feb 26, 2015 10:13pm
@Ali-Indian how are you going to explain 'she was covered in vomit?' Is it possible she choked on her vomit? you know, maligning Pakistan all the time is not a chic thing to do . Sometimes you have to be sensible.
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Feb 26, 2015 10:18pm
Investigation must be conduct in professional way. Report must be public after completion. We all must avoid to involve or to criticize our respectable institutions. Let them finish there job.
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Feb 26, 2015 10:32pm
@M.M.Sherazi ; It seems she died of asphyxiation i.e. strangulation. Ofcourse there is a high probability of foul play. Dont make ignorant statements.
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Feb 26, 2015 10:37pm
Nothing will be clued
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Feb 26, 2015 10:37pm
@Ali-Indian
Indian coast gurad blew up the boat.
So much for that.
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Feb 26, 2015 10:38pm
What for is the mark on her neck if no foul play involved ?
What could be the reason for oxygen deficiency observed in her system being the immediate cause of her death ?
Why the autopsy remained silent about the real cause and manner of her death ?
Why the full postmortem has been refused ?
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Feb 26, 2015 11:03pm
She was strangled. Einsteins.
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Feb 26, 2015 11:05pm
Rip Golovnina !!!!!!!!!
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Feb 26, 2015 11:19pm
Lack of oxygen and vomit, both indicate strangulation. We should solve the mystery within days or reuest international help lest we are blamed of a cover up.
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Feb 26, 2015 11:36pm
report please say it straight she is murdered...
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Feb 27, 2015 05:39am
Marks on neck, vomit, lack of oxygen to the brain, only 33years old...all suggest murder by professionals: Most probably RAW or Mossad. They are operating all over Pakistan.
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Feb 27, 2015 06:15am
And Daniel Pearl died because blood stopped reaching his Brain for some mysterious reason!
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Feb 27, 2015 06:27am
"Shortage of Oxygen". I'm tired of our media just regurgitate whatever is told to them in a press release.
Asphyxiation along with bruises on the neck means she was choked to death.
I know enough now to not wait for our press to do any digging of their own.
The job of news outlets in this country is now limited to "analysing" press releases and wire reports. Pathetic.
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Feb 27, 2015 06:41am
Now shortage of oxygen in Pakistan!
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Feb 27, 2015 08:04am
@Feroz could the vomit be due to strangulation?
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Feb 27, 2015 12:54pm
Lack of Oxygen = Asphyxia
Asphyxia + Marks on the Neck = Strangulation
Strangulation + No Apparent Cause = MURDER
Elementary, My Dear Watson.
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Feb 27, 2015 04:06pm
@Jeev "And Daniel Pearl died because blood stopped reaching his Brain for some mysterious reason!"
He was a CIA/Mossad Field Operative. His blood supply to the head was redirected in time. Raymond Davis however got away. The result of the ground work done by such foreign operatives can be seen everyday all over Pakistan.
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Feb 28, 2015 12:18am
RIP.
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Feb 28, 2015 03:42am
@ jj Your comment beats everyone.
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Feb 28, 2015 03:45am
RIP, I doublt the cause
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Feb 28, 2015 06:44am
@M.M.Sherazi I agree.
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Feb 28, 2015 09:26am
& the Russian opposition leader shot dead today. 2 prominent Russians in couple of days, what are the odds...
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Feb 28, 2015 09:43am
@El Cid
Very true. RAW and Mosaad can do whatever they want. No one can stop them since ISI has become Incredibly Stupid Institute.
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Feb 28, 2015 11:01am
There should be full investigation view to unfold this story if any. May god rest her peace.
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Feb 28, 2015 11:46am
Looks like it was a horrible accident she choked on her own vomit combinations of alcohol and narcotics can do that I believe the same thing happened to jimmy Hendrix and Janice Joplin and Ana Nichole Smith the bruises on the neck could be self inflicted strangulation remember Mike Hutchins of INXS.
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Feb 28, 2015 01:12pm
@Zia She was a Russian Journalist working out of London for Reuters living in Islamabad. I too am a Journo and staying well away from Pakistan. Many Journalists are ending up DEAD there.
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Feb 28, 2015 01:13pm
@Abbasi NO NO, she was found dead in her apartment in Islamabad,
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