Probe into racist cop’s handling of violence case

A QUEENSLAND policewoman is facing an investigation over her ­handling of a domestic violence incident.

A QUEENSLAND policewoman kept on the beat after launching racist internet attacks against Aborigines and Muslims is facing a new investigation over her ­handling of a domestic violence incident involving an Aboriginal woman who later died.

Leanne Rissman, who was spared disciplinary action after being caught using the pseudonym “Sharia Anne’’ in her racist internet posts, has been accused of not following police protocols after the woman was savagely bashed earlier this year.

Adelaide Riversleigh, 37, died on May 10 after she was allegedly beaten by her partner on two separate occasions in the days and weeks before she died, reportedly from her injuries.

The attacks happened in the central Queensland town of Hughenden, southwest of Townsville, where Senior Constable Rissman had been stationed ­before she was reassigned to Townsville for closer management supervision and “cultural training’’.

Constable Rissman was already facing complaints over her racist internet attacks against West Australian Aboriginal ­activist Joyce Capewell when she handled the domestic violence call-outs involving Riversleigh.

Senior police sources said ­Constable Rissman has been ­interviewed over her handling and reporting of the domestic ­violence incidents relating to ­Riversleigh.

The Queensland Police Service is refusing to detail the nature of the investigation into Constable Rissman, but confirmed that it related to several matters.

“The QPS does not make public comment on matters that are currently the subject of an internal investigation,’’ the Queensland Police Service said in a statement.

“All matters relating to this officer are being investigated by a senior member of the QPS from Northern region with overview by the Ethical Standards ­Command.’’

The veteran policewoman is also facing complaints from fellow police officers amid growing calls from indigenous leaders that she be sacked from the QPS.

On Saturday, The Weekend Australian revealed that Constable Rissman was spared disciplinary action after an internal police investigation confirmed she was behind internet posts and emails in which she calls Aborig­ines ­“oxygen thieves’’ with a “disgusting aversion to work’’.

Despite calls for her sacking, Constable Rissman is helping to run the overnight shift at the ­Townsville watch-house, where a high proportion of prisoners are Aborigines.

West Australian activist Joyce Capewell, whose son and brothers served in the police, was the target of the attack from ­Constable Rissman in January on her Facebook page Boomerang Justice.

Constable Rissman had also endorsed anti-Muslim and pro-white websites on her Facebook page, including “Australians Against Islam’’ and “Take Back Australia’’.