Deceased
Jana Culic
Demographics
35y, female
Date of death
2020-06-04
Finding date
2023-03-07
Cause of death
neck and chest injuries and drowning due to intentional fall/jump from Tasman Bridge
AI-generated summary
Jana Culic, aged 35, died by suicide jumping from the Tasman Bridge on 4 June 2020 while subject to a Mental Health Act treatment order for schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder. She had a long history of mental illness, polysubstance abuse, and multiple suicide attempts including a prior Tasman Bridge jump in 2018. At the time of death, she was residing at Tolosa Street Centre, a mental health inpatient facility, receiving appropriate specialist care, regular medication review, and rehabilitation support. The coroner found no deficits in her care or treatment. Her suicide was not foreseeable at that particular time despite consistently high suicide risk. The coroner concluded care was of a good standard and made no recommendations for systemic change.
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