Cairo: Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s health is in critical condition, with reports that he is slipping in and out of consciousness, media reported on Monday.
Mubarak was sent to prison on June 2 to begin serving a life sentence after being found guilty of failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising that overthrew him in 2011. Since then, his health has been rapidly deteriorating, according to Egyptian media reports, with rumors of his death spreading rapidly.
“The former president’s health is in decline, but now it’s stable in its deteriorated state,” an Egyptian official told The Associated Press news agency.
Authorities have granted his wife, former first lady Suzanne Mubarak, and the couple’s two daughters-in-law special permission to visit him in Cairo’s Torah prison early on Sunday.
Since his wife’s visit, Mubarak has suffered from an irregular heartbeat and required assistance in breathing.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the official told AP that the former president now lives only on liquids and yogurt.
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