Coroner's Finding: Waters, Billy Ray
Deceased
Billy Ray Waters
Demographics
38y, male
Date of death
2019-08-04
Finding date
2022-01-24
Cause of death
shotgun wound to the head
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Billy Ray Waters, aged 38, died from a gunshot wound to the head inflicted during a homicide. He was shot, bashed with a wooden baton, and stabbed multiple times by two assailants in a premeditated killing related to an illicit drug dispute. Both perpetrators pleaded guilty to murder and were sentenced to 26 years imprisonment with 15-year non-parole periods. This case does not involve clinical or medical error and presents no healthcare-related lessons for clinicians.
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