Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of John Ewen SCHRECK (aka John Charles STEWART)
Deceased
John Ewen Schreck (aka John Charles Stewart)
Demographics
74y, male
Date of death
2012-10-21
Finding date
2015-04-20
Cause of death
Ischaemic Heart Disease
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John Ewen Schreck disappeared from Moree, NSW in August 1978, leaving his family without explanation. He subsequently assumed the identity 'John Charles Stewart' and relocated to Thornbury, Victoria, where he died on 21 October 2012 from ischaemic heart disease. The coroner's findings were made in substitution for earlier findings after DNA evidence confirmed the deceased was the same person as the missing man. This case involved no clinical management issues, diagnostic errors, or preventable medical factors. Rather, it illustrates a complex identity case resolved through forensic DNA analysis. No clinical education lessons or recommendations were warranted.
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