Two years of tests find frail King Tut died from malaria, broken leg

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

CAIRO -- Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot. He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria, and his parents were most likely brother and sister.

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