'I do not deserve this,' pleads asylum seeker detained with violent criminals on Christmas Island

By Michael Gordon
Updated September 27 2016 - 9:13pm, first published 8:14pm
Part of one of "Spik's" paintings. Photo: supplied
Part of one of "Spik's" paintings. Photo: supplied
The Christmas Island detention centre.
The Christmas Island detention centre.
Another of "Spik's" paintings. Photo: Supplied
Another of "Spik's" paintings. Photo: Supplied

  An asylum seeker who says he still suffers nightmares from the violence at Manus Island more than two years ago has been transferred from a Melbourne detention centre to Christmas Island to share a compound with some of Australia's most violent offenders.

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