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Subscriber only THE death of a mother of three while in custody in the Ipswich Watchhouse has led the State Coroner to recommend that assurances are made to prisoners they won t face further charges for admitting they have taken drugs. Cindy Leigh Miller was 44-years-old when she died while in custody in the watchhouse on Ellenborough St in the early hours of the morning on April 21, 2018. She was found by watchhouse staff in an unresponsive state in a secure cell just after 1.30am, with an autopsy later concluding she died of mixed drug toxicity. Cindy Leigh Miller died while in custody at the Ipswich Watchhouse in 2018.
Brisbane prisoner died after hiding bag of drugs inside her body: Coroner
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The death of a Brisbane mother at the Ipswich Watchhouse has led the State Coroner to recommend police ensure prisoners understand they will not face further charges by admitting to past drug use on prison health questionnaires.
Cindy Leigh Miller, 44, died at the watchhouse after hiding a bag of methylamphetamine in her body and not telling police officers about it when she was brought into custody.
Cindy Miller, 44, died in her sleep at the Ipswich Watchhouse early in April 2018.
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