Deceased
Daniel Sergio Petruzzella
Demographics
34y, male
Date of death
2019-10-31
Finding date
2022-06-10
Cause of death
hanging
AI-generated summary
Daniel Sergio Petruzzella, a 34-year-old man on home detention bail with electronic monitoring following family violence allegations, died by hanging on 31 October 2019. He had been arrested 9 August 2019 and released to community corrections on 21 August 2019. On 31 October, after a meeting with his community corrections officer where he expressed concern about continuing home detention conditions at his next court appearance, he became agitated and upset. He spoke to family members that evening, and when directly asked by his sister if he was considering suicide, denied having plans. He was found dead the following afternoon. The coroner found no indication of suicidal ideation prior to the final 24 hours, noted good family support and exemplary bail compliance, and concluded the death was not preventable.
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