Critically ill asylum seeker held on Manus for week: witness accounts

By Sarah Whyte
Updated September 20 2014 - 10:13am, first published 9:29am
Leaked documents reveal a pattern of medical negligence on Manus Island: Hamid Kehazaei died from septicemia. Photo: Supplied
Leaked documents reveal a pattern of medical negligence on Manus Island: Hamid Kehazaei died from septicemia. Photo: Supplied

Asylum seeker Hamid Kehazaei was kept on Manus Island for a week waiting for approval to be medically transferred to Port Moresby despite showing signs of septicaemia that killed him, it has been alleged, as leaked documents reveal a pattern of medical negligence on the island including untreated skin infections, tooth decay and tropical diseases.

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