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

Family of Sherry Tilberoo outside the Brisbane watch house during a vigil to mourn her death. Photograph: Danny Casey/AAP

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.