Deceased
David Michael Clarke
Demographics
56y, male
Date of death
2010-01-30
Finding date
2016-08-04
Cause of death
intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture due to blunt force injury to the back
AI-generated summary
David Michael Clarke, aged 56, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture following blunt force injury to his back. The fatal injury occurred after he was kicked by Jeffrey Zinn during a violent altercation at 12:50am on 27 January 2010 outside his unit complex on the Gold Coast Highway. Mr Clarke had advanced liver cirrhosis, which significantly weakened his spleen, making it susceptible to rupture from blunt trauma that might not have injured a healthy spleen. He was seen by police and ambulance paramedics within hours but declined medical assistance. The coroner found no adverse findings against hospital or health service staff, but recommended that hospital-police information sharing protocols be reviewed in cases involving potential criminal conduct. The failure to escalate his injuries for earlier investigation did not materially affect outcome.
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