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Coroner's Finding: Anderson-Brettner, Jake Daniel

Deceased

Jake Daniel Anderson-Brettner

Demographics

24y, male

Date of death

2018-08-15

Finding date

2023-06-27

Cause of death

gunshot wounds to the torso

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Jake Daniel Anderson-Brettner, aged 24, was murdered by Jack Harrison Vincent Sadler on 15 August 2018 in Riverside, Tasmania. Sadler shot Anderson-Brettner at least three times in the torso in a planned, execution-style killing. The motive was likely related to illicit drug dealings between the two men. This case does not involve clinical or medical error and falls outside the scope of clinical education regarding preventable deaths in healthcare settings. The coroner made no clinical comments or recommendations.

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