Deceased
Angelo Cocca
Demographics
63y, male
Date of death
2001-02-20
Finding date
2002-02-05
Cause of death
respiratory arrest caused by bronchopneumonia secondary to swallowing problems caused by severe dementia
AI-generated summary
Angelo Cocca, aged 63, died of respiratory arrest caused by bronchopneumonia secondary to swallowing problems from severe dementia. He was an inpatient in a mental health facility under a detention order. The coroner found no quality-of-care concerns and documented that staff provided appropriate comfort care during terminal illness. However, the coroner noted concerns raised by the treating doctor about the continued appropriateness of the detention order, which had been requested to be lifted in November 2000 but was dismissed. The death was classified as a death in custody due to the active detention order at the time of death, though this was characterized as no longer clinically necessary.
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