The Home Affairs Department has confirmed the death of a man at Villawood Detention Centre, with activists blaming the death on conditions at the facility.
An Iraqi detainee has been found hanged in Hume compound at Villawood Detention Centre on Sunday morning.An immigration detainee from Iraq has died in a suspected suicide at Villawood Detention Centre.
"The department and Australian Border Force express our condolences to the man's family and friends," a Home Affairs spokesperson said. "As this matter will be subject to ongoing investigation, it would not be appropriate to comment further."The Refugee Action Coalition were alerted to the death early on Sunday morning, with the Iraqi detainee in his 30s found dead in his cell.
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