Former Newcastle Knights player Lui Matalio Dylan Tiaaleaiga dies after being found unresponsive in prison cell
A former professional rugby league player has died after being found unresponsive in a prison cell in Queensland.
Lui Matalio Dylan (Dee) Tiaaleaiga, 30, had played for the Newcastle Knights in 2011.
A statement form the family thanked people “for all the love that has poured in for Dee”.
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) confirmed that Tiaaleaiga died at hospital after being found unresponsive in his cell at the Maryborough Correctional Centre on Wednesday.
He was in a single occupancy cell. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
His family was reportedly by his side in hospital when he passed.
Once a rising league star, the Fraser Coast Chronicle said it was understood he turned to crime in his mid-20s.