Deceased
Aidan Andrew Dawson
Demographics
21y, male
Date of death
2013-02-09
Finding date
2016-04-06
Cause of death
Stab wound to left chest penetrating lung and heart, causing hypovolemic shock
AI-generated summary
Aidan Dawson, aged 21, died on 9 February 2013 from a stab wound inflicted by his de facto partner Dimity Brown during a violent home invasion. Intoxicated and aggressive, Dawson broke into her home, assaulted her, obtained a kitchen knife, and threatened to kill her. During struggle, Brown stabbed Dawson twice in self-defence. The coroner accepted that Brown feared for her life and did not intend his death. The coroner examined police response to 13 prior family violence incidents and found that more robust protective orders should have been imposed after June 2012 when Dawson threatened to kill Brown and destroyed her vehicle. The coroner recommended that Tasmania Police revise the Family Violence Manual to remove restrictions preventing shorter-term protective orders, enabling 'cooling off' periods to separate parties and facilitate service intervention.
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