Taylor, Scott Matthew
Deceased
Scott Matthew Taylor
Demographics
38y, male
Date of death
2012-01-14
Finding date
2013-09-24
Cause of death
Multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest causing significant internal organ injury and haemorrhage
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Scott Matthew Taylor, aged 38, died from self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest sustained while police attempted to detain him on 14 January 2012. Police attended his residence to interview him regarding rape allegations. Upon seeing police, Taylor ran to a bedroom and stabbed himself repeatedly in the chest with a fillet knife. Officers deployed a Taser twice to stop the self-harm, and Taylor was handcuffed and placed in recovery position. Paramedics found him in cardiac arrest; resuscitation was unsuccessful. The coroner found the Taser did not contribute to death, police actions were lawful, and no preventable factors were identified. Taylor had significant criminal history, prior suicide ideation, consumed alcohol that day, and the pathologist noted at least 21 external stab wounds with multiple deep penetrating wounds to the heart causing fatal haemorrhage.
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Contributing factors
- self-inflicted stab wounds with at least 21 external lacerations and multiple penetrating wounds to heart
- significant blood loss and hypovolemic shock
- alcohol consumption (blood alcohol 0.111%)
- acute psychological crisis in response to pending arrest
- prior history of suicide ideation
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