Coroner's Finding: Williams, Brett
Deceased
Brett Edward Williams
Demographics
46y, male
Date of death
2011-12-17
Finding date
2018-04-20
Cause of death
Stab wounds of the chest and abdomen
AI-generated summary
Brett Edward Williams, a 46-year-old man with disabilities, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by Stuart Barry Russell on 17 December 2011. Russell, who had recently moved onto Williams' property with others, armed himself with a knife and fatally stabbed Williams during a violent confrontation at Williams' home. Both men were intoxicated at the time. Williams had consumed homebrew beer and cannabis; toxicology showed blood alcohol of 0.173 g/100ml. After the stabbing, Russell attempted to burn the body and house to destroy evidence. Russell was convicted of murder and sentenced to 22 years imprisonment. This death resulted from criminal violence rather than medical misadventure, and no clinical interventions could have prevented it.
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Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- Intoxication of both deceased and perpetrator
- Violent confrontation between two intoxicated individuals
- Armed perpetrator with knife
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