Investigation launched after 29-year-old Tasmanian dies in custody

Tasmanian authorities have launched an investigation into a man’s death in police custody in Hobart on Saturday.

Police arrested the 29-year-old man from Glenorchy at about 1:55am, after several reports he was acting “in a suspicious and erratic” manner in the Moonah area.

“Medical assistance was requested about 2:30am, when he was found to be unresponsive,” a police statement said.

The assistant commissioner, Adrian Bodnar, said officers tried to revive the man before medics arrived.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner, who will investigate the circumstances of the man’s death.

A professional standards investigation is under way and the integrity commission has also been notified, police said.