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Rex Martinich

Prisoner checks 'substandard' in hours prior to death

Aunty Sherry, 49, was found dead in her cell in the Brisbane Watch House in September 2020. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Safety checks on an Indigenous woman in custody did not meet the required standard in the hours before she was found dead, a Queensland coronial inquest has heard.

The Coroners Court on Wednesday held the third day of joint hearings into the death of Shiralee Deanne Tilberoo, known as Aunty Sherry, 49, at the Brisbane City Watch House on September 10, 2020.

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