Death in custody of man who was ‘acting erratically’ during routine welfare check to be investigated
Queensland Police are launching an internal investigation after a man died in custody on Saturday.
At around 11.50am, emergency services were called to Alice Street in Maryborough in south-east Queensland for a welfare check.
Police say they responded to reports of a man in his 30s acting strangely before being subdued.
The man was sedated and taken to hospital by ambulance.
According to police, he suffered a medical episode and died a short time later.
The incident is being investigated by the Queensland Police Ethical Standards Command.
The incident in Maryborough has led to an investigation by the Ethics Standards Committee