Woman in spit hood told Queensland prison guards four times she couldn’t breathe before dying, inquest hears

Selesa Tafaifa, 45, died in November 2021 after being restrained by staff at Townsville Women's Correctional Centre

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Selesa Tafaifa told Queensland prison guards four times that she couldn't breathe and pleaded for her asthma medication six times before dying in custody, a coronial inquest has heard.

Tafaifa, a 45-year-old Samoan woman, died in November 2021 after being restrained by staff at the Townsville Women's Correctional Centre and placed in a spit hood.

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