Charges follow funeral

PETER CARRUTHERS attendance notices were issued to seven people for alcohol possession and a woman, 19, was charged for supplying drugs. No action was taken in regard to COVID-19 laws.

“(Police) confiscated a sh*t load of grog and ganja but they still let people go through. (Some mourners) broke every rule and stayed there overnight as well,” Mr Entsch said.

Cook MP Cynthia Lui was aware of the funeral but declined to respond to direct questions asking whether the funeral had state approval.

“I can just say that there was a gathering, a large crowd, but for the sensitivity of the issue, I am not going to make any comments,” she said. “We have had QPS involved and they monitored the situation.”

Queensland Health and the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships were contacted but could not comment directly. Cr Addo also declined to comment.