Former Newcastle Knights promising talent, Lui Matalio Dylan (Dee) Tiaaleaiga, aged 30, has sadly passed away after being discovered unresponsive in his prison cell at the Maryborough Correctional Centre this week. Queensland Ambulance Service transported him to the hospital on Wednesday, where he was subsequently pronounced deceased.
Tiaaleaiga, once considered a rising star within the ranks of the Newcastle Knights, altered the course of his life in his mid-20s following a double family tragedy. Notably, he had previously managed to escape custody in Rockhampton.
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