'Begging to die': succession of critically ill children moved off Nauru

Girl refusing food and water the latest out of dozens of children referred for transfer by medical staff

A girl suffering “resignation syndrome” and who is refusing all food and water has been ordered off Nauru by an Australian court, as a succession of critically ill children are brought from the island.

At least three children have left the island since Thursday, and reports from island sources say at least three more children, as young as 12, are “on FFR” – food and fluid refusal.

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