ACT government confirms it raised reports of boy’s fate with foreign affairs department, amid unverified claims he died last week

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There are grave fears for a former Canberra high school student after claims he was killed in Iran, amid representations by the Australian government to Tehran over the potential execution of prisoners.

Posts on social media accounts linked to the boy suggest he died on Friday, after reportedly being detained in Iran. The claims could not be verified.