Death in custody: questions raised over checks on Queensland detainee deemed suicide risk

Exclusive: Guardian Australia understands 30-year-old was held close to main counter of police watch house

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A man who died in a Queensland police watch house last week was considered a serious suicide risk but was not checked on for more than an hour after he died, Guardian Australian understands.

Police are conducting an internal investigation into the death of the 30-year-old by suicide inside the Beenleigh police holding cells on Saturday.

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