Coroner's Finding: Tonner, Justin Michael
Deceased
Justin Michael Tonner
Demographics
39y, male
Date of death
2016-04-11
Finding date
2020-06-01
Cause of death
Hypovolemic shock due to blood loss resulting from multiple stab wounds, particularly a stab wound of the posterior right leg incising the popliteal artery
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Justin Michael Tonner, aged 39, died from hypovolemic shock due to blood loss from multiple stab wounds inflicted during a violent altercation. The fatal injury was a stab wound to the posterior right knee that incised the popliteal artery. Tonner had attended his ex-partner's residence in breach of a Police Family Violence Order, having consumed methylamphetamine and likely morphine. He initiated an assault on those present. The offender produced a knife in initial self-defence but continued pursuing and stabbing Tonner after he was retreating and attempting to extricate himself. Ambulance and hospital resuscitation efforts, including thoracotomy and blood transfusion, were unsuccessful. While not a medical case amenable to clinical recommendations, the coroner noted commendably that police first aid efforts were appropriate given circumstances and that tourniquets, now standard in police response, were not then available or trained.
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Contributing factors
- Multiple stab wounds to arms and legs
- Incision of popliteal artery causing copious blood loss
- Breach of Police Family Violence Order
- Ingestion of methylamphetamine and likely morphine
- Violent altercation initiated by deceased
- Offender's continued pursuit and stabbing despite deceased's retreat
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