Queensland police officers’ actions ‘could be considered corrupt’, Shiralee Tilberoo inquest hears

Final hearing into death of First Nations woman told failure by three officers to perform adequate cell inspections amounted to ‘human rights breaches’

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A Queensland police investigator found the actions of three officers “could be considered corrupt conduct” for failing to perform adequate checks on First Nations woman Shiralee Tilberoo before her death in a watch house, an inquest has heard.

The 49-year-old Birri Gubba woman – also known as Aunty Sherry – died of a brain aneurysm in the Brisbane watch house on 10 September 2020.

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