The Queensland Police Service Ethical Standards Command is investigating the death of a man who was taken to the Beenleigh Watchhouse overnight.
The 21-year-old was arrested in Logan around 5pm on Wednesday, August 17, on a return to prison warrant and taken to the Beenleigh Watchhouse.
The man was transported to the Logan Hospital after experiencing a medical episode while at the Beenleigh Watchhouse around 7pm.
He was pronounced deceased at 7.40pm.
The incident is under investigation by the Ethical Standards Command on behalf of the State Coroner, and is subject to oversight by the Crime and Corruption Commission.
No further comment is available.
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