hiː ɛskˈeɪpt tʊ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv æz wˈʌn ʌv ˈeɪtiːn tˈɪmoːɹs ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz hˌuː flˈɛd ɪn ɐ lˈiːki bˈoʊt ænd wʌz dɪtˈeɪnd æt ðə kˈɜːtɪn ˌɪmɪɡɹˈeɪʃən dɪtˈɛnʃən sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn dˈɜːbi, wˈɛstɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.
He escaped to Australia in 1995 as one of 18 Timorese refugees who fled in a leaky boat and was detained at the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre in Derby, Western Australia.