Partridge, Phillip Bruce
Deceased
Phillip Bruce Partridge
Demographics
37y, male
Date of death
2004-09-01
Finding date
2005-12-22
Cause of death
Self-inflicted stab wounds to the abdomen
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Phillip Bruce Partridge, a 37-year-old man with schizophrenia who had ceased antipsychotic medication, died from self-inflicted stab wounds to the abdomen during a 36-hour police siege at his home. He had exhibited increasingly bizarre behaviour including property destruction and bizarre mannerisms. During negotiations, police provided six 10mg Zyprexa tablets, which he ingested. Post-mortem analysis showed olanzapine levels in the toxic range, though forensic pathologists concluded this was unlikely to have caused death. The coroner found that autopsy evidence supported self-infliction and that police negotiation attempts were appropriate and properly conducted. No clinical intervention could have prevented this outcome.
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Drugs involved
Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- Schizophrenia
- Non-compliance with antipsychotic medication
- Psychiatric deterioration and bizarre behaviour
- Active psychotic episode during siege
- Untreated mental illness
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