Irfan al-hussaini and his wife Fabia Farlin Athena at their degree event at Georgia Tech. (Photo: Georgia Tech/Linkedin)
On 10.22 am, someone called 911 and police responded to Irfan’s address.
Palo Alto police officials allegedly told the family they treated the scene inside his Palo Alto home as a medical emergency, not a suspicious death scene. We’ve been left with unanswered questions while the police department and Medical Examiner point fingers at each other,” the sister said. Irfan was taken to the hospital where he died eight days later. “My brother Irfan was my best friend. It’s impossible to imagine that he took his own life when he was so full of plans for the future.
He gave a work presentation around 9am and then sent a Slack message to his manager at 10.02 am that his wife, ‘Athi’ was not feeling well and that he would have to take the day off for the rest of the day, according to Irfan’s family members.
The family said his colleagues told them that they had no idea about who ‘Athi’ was. “The plan that they’re supposed to accept is that he hung himself from a door while his wife was home and he did it in a way that she did not detect or know that it was happening,” the family’s attorney Tony Brass said, as quoted by NBC. “That makes no sense,” he said. The family said Irfan was wearing an Oura ring that morning and believes its data could potentially help establish a timeline for investigators.
32-year-old Irfan Al-Hussaini died on July 30 in a hospital eight days after he was found unconscious in his Pao Alto apartment which the cops so far called suicide. Irfan’s parents, sister and attorney held a press conference last week outside Palo Alto City Hall and released new information pertaining to the case. The role of Irfan’s wife came on the radar as the family alleged that Irfan was suffering from domestic violence, Kron4, NBC Bay Area reported.
At this time, neither the police department nor the medical examiner have identified any evidence that the death was the result of foul play,” Pao Alto Police Department lieutenant told KRON4. Now, his family is seeking a detailed probe, calling the circumstances of the Nvidia scientist’s death mysterious. Irfan’s sister at Pao Alto City Hall, demanding an investigation into her brother’s death. “The adult male was treated by PAFD (Pao Alto Fire Department) on scene and transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. At this time, the case is still under investigation pending the report from the medical examiner. We have received materials from the family and others, and our review and investigation is on-going.
