{{An Iranian man seeking asylum in Australia has been declared brain dead after an infected cut led to septicaemia, a refugee activist says.}}<\/p>\n
Hamid Kehazaei, 24, had been in a detention centre on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n
The Iranian was transferred to the mainland for treatment last week but had a heart attack, the activist said.<\/p>\n
Mr Kehazaei’s case follows the death of another Iranian in violence at the same centre in February.<\/p>\n
According to the Refugee Action Coalition, Mr Kehazaei cut his foot about two weeks ago. Spokesman Ian Rintoul told media that the wound was very small, but got infected quickly.<\/p>\n
Mr Kehazaei sought medical attention a number of times, and by the time he received it “he had to be helped to walk”, said Mr Rintoul.<\/p>\n
He was transferred to a hospital in Brisbane last Wednesday, where he subsequently suffered a heart attack.<\/p>\n
His family were informed that he had become brain dead on Tuesday, the activist said.<\/p>\n
The hospital would appoint a guardian to decide whether life support should be withdrawn, he said, with the young man’s family unlikely to visit because of the airfare cost.<\/p>\n
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young claimed there was a delay in transferring Mr Kehazaei to the hospital because a request from the medical service provider was denied, reported Fairfax Media.<\/p>\n
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