NSW police actions should be examined in Tammy Shipley’s death in custody, lawyer argues

An inquest into Tammy Shipley’s death was adjourned after police challenged the coroner’s jurisdiction to examine the arrest which led to her detention. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

The actions of New South Wales police during the arrest of an Indigenous woman who later died in custody should be examined, given officers did not identify her “acute mental illness”, a court has heard.

Tammy Shipley died in prison while being held on remand at Silverwater women’s correctional centre in December 2022.