Afghan refugee transferred from Manus for medical treatment dies in Brisbane

The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed an Afghan refugee has died by suicide at a Brisbane hotel.

Sayed Mirwais Rohani died by suicide on Tuesday. Source: Supplied

An Afghan refugee has died by suicide in Brisbane two years after he was transferred from Manus Island for medical treatment. 

Sayed Mirwais Rohani, 32, had been living in community detention for about a year when he died at a Brisbane hotel on Tuesday. 

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