Queensland watch house officers repeatedly failed to properly check woman was breathing, inquest told

Questions have been raised about the care and supervision of two women whose deaths in Queensland police watch houses are being investigated at an inquest. Photograph: Tim Starkey/Getty Images

Officers at a Queensland watch house failed to properly check that a woman was still breathing on at least 11 occasions before she died in custody, an inquest has heard.

An inquest is being held over the next fortnight to examine the deaths of Vlasta Wylucki, in the Southport watch house in 2018, and Shiralee Tilberoo, in the Brisbane city watch house in September 2020.