Queensland police officers were not provided with adequate information when tasked with guarding a violent criminal who was shot dead at Ipswich Hospital, Queensland's state coroner has found.
Tyson Jessen was shot dead by Senior Constable Leesa Richardson after attacking her while under police guard
During an inquest held in Brisbane last year, the court heard Jessen had been under round-the-clock police guard and had initially been handcuffed to his bed, but at some point the restraint was removed and not refitted.The coronial inquest into his death, held in the Queensland Coroner's Court, heard Senior Constable Leesa Richardson and her partner Constable Isaac Collihole had taken over watching Jessen on the day of his death, and that during the evening she had been left alone with him.
However, the court heard this information was available to all officers on the Queensland Police Service's QPrime system — an internal database with offenders' criminal history. Despite this, Coroner Ryan acknowledged Senior Constable Richardson's bravery and recommended she be recognised for her actions.
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