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Two Inmates Charged With Murder of Shannon Norgate After Queensland Prison Assault

A court appearance is set after a Queensland Police probe into the prison death.

Overview

  • Queensland Police said detectives from the Corrective Services Investigation Unit and the Maryborough Criminal Investigation Branch charged two inmates, aged 29 and 31, with murder.
  • Norgate was found unresponsive at Maryborough Correctional Centre on November 26, 2025, and died on December 1 from injuries sustained in an alleged assault.
  • The accused are due to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court, according to police.
  • Authorities said Norgate was taken to Hervey Bay Hospital after he was discovered unresponsive in his cell block.
  • Norgate had prior convictions for child-sex offences, including a 2019 assault on two boys, and he received a two-year sentence in 2023 for grooming a 12-year-old.