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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty

‘If anything happens to me, look after my family’: Manus Island death leaves unanswered questions on offshore detention

An image of Faysal Ishak Ahmed on a poster at a vigil outside the inquest into his death
A photo of Faysal Ishak Ahmed seen on a poster at a vigil in Brisbane at the inquest into his death after collapsing at the Manus Island detention centre. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The letters, in the last months of Faysal Ishak Ahmed’s life, became frantic.

“I collapsed down from heart problem,” he wrote in October 2016, “and numb on my arms, hands and finger as well.

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