Unlawful striking causing death charges in Wacol, QLD

Detectives from the Corrective Services Investigation Unit have today charged a man in relation to the death of a prisoner at the Wolston Correctional Centre last month.

On Tuesday, November 10, a 37-year-old prisoner was assaulted at the Wolston Correctional Centre. The man was transported to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on November 20.

Investigators have today issued a Notice to Appear (NTA) to a 26-year-old man from Wolston Correctional Centre with one count of unlawful striking causing death.

The man will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on January 19.

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