Overview

• Queensland Police launched a sudden death investigation after a patient attacked a 39-year-old man in the psychiatric unit on May 4.
• The Corrective Services Investigation Unit is compiling a report for the state coroner to determine if the assault directly caused the fatality or triggered a medical condition.
• Queensland Health has declined to release further details while the coroner’s inquiry is under way and has extended condolences to the victim’s family.
• Premier David Crisafulli has called for a thorough review of ward procedures and warned that any link between the attack and the death will require accountability.
• The inquiry follows earlier findings of safety and staffing failures at other Queensland Health mental health units, including Robina and Prince Charles hospitals.