Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Daphne Hampstead
Deceased
Daphne Pearl Hampstead (nee Jones)
Demographics
89y, female
Date of death
2007-11-07
Finding date
2020-09-16
Cause of death
Liver metastasis and rectal malignancy
AI-generated summary
Daphne Pearl Hampstead died of rectal cancer with liver metastasis at Maryborough Hospital, Queensland on 7 November 2007, aged 89 years. She also had CREST syndrome. This inquest was convened to formally establish her identity and record cause of death, as the deceased had assumed a false identity in Queensland decades earlier. The case highlights no clinical management issues. Death was natural, occurring in hospital from advanced malignancy. The coroner's primary task was genealogical and administrative—confirming that the Queensland death certificate for 'Daphne Jones' matched the NSW missing person 'Daphne Hampstead' through photographic evidence and historical records. No clinical errors, diagnostic delays, or preventable factors were identified in the hospital management of her terminal cancer.
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Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- CREST syndrome
Coroner's recommendations
- Coroners Court Registry will notify NSW and Queensland Births Deaths and Marriages Registries of these findings so that records can be properly completed and updated
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