Lawyer for Sherry Fisher-Tilberoo's family calls for independent investigation into her death in custody

Queensland police have admitted Aboriginal woman was not checked for more than six hours

A lawyer representing the family of Sherry Fisher-Tilberoo has called for an independent investigation into the Aboriginal woman's death in a Brisbane police cell after senior police officers downplayed suggestions that the case highlighted racism or systemic problems.

Queensland police have admitted that Fisher-Tilberoo, 49, was not checked for more than six hours before her body was discovered in the Brisbane police watch house on 10 September.