Death in custody of man who was ‘acting erratically’ during routine welfare check to be investigated

An internal investigation will be launched by Queensland Police after a man died in custody on Saturday. Emergency services were called to Alice Street in Maryborough in south east Queensland around 11.50am for a welfare check. Police say they were responding to reports of a man in his 30s acting erratically before he was restrained.
Death in custody of man who was ‘acting erratically’ during routine welfare check to be investigated

An internal investigation will be launched by Queensland Police after a man died in custody on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to Alice Street in Maryborough in south east Queensland around 11.50am for a welfare check.

Police say they were responding to reports of a man in his 30s acting erratically before he was restrained.

The man was sedated and transported to hospital via ambulance.

Police said he experienced a medical episode and died a short time later.

The incident will be looked at by the Queensland Police Ethical Standards Command.

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