Rick Thorburn was found unresponsive in his jail cell on Tuesday morning. He was jailed for life over the murder of Tiahleigh in October, 2015. The gir s mother, Cindy Palmer, said he was a putrid grub .
The older sister of a 16-year-old girl who was tortured, murdered and dumped in a barrel has revealed she is plagued by constant fear of being killed.
Larissa Beilby s battered body was discovered shoved inside a barrel on the back of a ute abandoned at a residential complex on the Gold Coast on June 28, 2018.
Her boyfriend Zlatko Sikorsky was charged over her death, but he died in jail on remand before ever facing trial.
Ms Bielby s sister Deanna has broken her silence, revealing she is now absolutely f ing terrified to walk three metres from a car .
Larissa Bielby s sister Deanna (left) has broken her silence, revealing she is now absolutely f ing terrified to walk three metres from a car
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Death in custody, Wolston Correctional Centre
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm the death of a prisoner in QCS custody at the Princess Alexandra Hospital today.
The 26-year old man was found nonresponsive in a single occupancy cell at Wolston Correctional Centre on February 16 and responding officers administered first aid until paramedics arrived.
He was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital and was pronounced deceased today.
Support is being offered to the responding officers and their colleagues at Wolston Correctional Centre.
The responding officers have been praised by Senior Officers for their professional, swift response to the incident.
23:50 EDT, 19 January 2021
Zlatko Sikorsky, 37, (pictured) was allegedly bashed to death by a fellow inmate at Wolston Correctional Centre in November
The maximum security prisoner who allegedly bashed a teenage girl s suspected killer to death in jail has been revealed for the first time.
Isaac James Martin, 26, was charged with one count of unlawful striking over the death of fellow inmate Zlatko Sikorsky during an alleged altercation at Queensland s Wolston Correctional Centre in November.
At the time of his death, Sikorsky, 37, was awaiting trial for the alleged torture and murder of his 16-year-old girlfriend Larissa Beilby south of Brisbane in June 2018.