'I need you guys to look after my family': Sudanese refugee Faysal Ishak Ahmed's final message

By Michael Gordon
Updated December 30 2016 - 11:08pm, first published 10:21pm
Sudanese refugee Faysal Ishak Ahmed, in a white t-shirt, on Manus Island. Photo: Supplied
Sudanese refugee Faysal Ishak Ahmed, in a white t-shirt, on Manus Island. Photo: Supplied
A vigil for Mr Ahmed outside Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's office on Thursday. Photo: Supplied
A vigil for Mr Ahmed outside Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's office on Thursday. Photo: Supplied

 Faysal Ishak Ahmed carried a deep secret and a burning fear during his years in detention on Manus Island, long before he became the fourth asylum seeker to die after seeking protection in Australia and being sent to Papua New Guinea.

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