Giulio Regeni: Italian student's family threatens to show body photo

The family of Italian student Giulio Regeni has threatened to release a photo of his body if Egypt fails to uncover the truth behind his death. Mr Regeni's body was found dumped beside a road and he could only be recognised by the tip of his nose, his mother has said.

An ID card officials say was found at a flat used by a gang blamed for Mr Regeni's death

 Egypt has blamed a gang, whose members died in a shootout, for the killing. But Italian officials have questioned this claim amid suspicion that security forces had involvement in the case.

Giulio Regeni's mother has rejected Egypt's version of the events as a "set-up"

The 28-year-old Italian, who was a student at Cambridge, had been researching trade unions, a politically sensitive subject in Egypt. His body was found with signs of torture on 3 February, a week after his disappearance in Cairo.

The murder of Giulio Regeni

"I will not tell you what they had done to him," Mr Regeni's mother, Paola, said in the family's first news conference since his death. "I only recognised him because of the tip of his nose. As for everything else, it was no longer him."

Authorities in Egypt said an alleged criminal gang, specialised in abducting foreigners while posing as policemen, was responsible for the student's killing, and that all its four members were killed in a shootout.

A bag, passport and wallet belonging to Mr Regeni were found in a flat linked to the group, the police said. The family, however, has rejected this claim, calling it earlier an "outrageous set-up".