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Coroner's Finding: Turner, Jarred Leigh

Deceased

Jarred Leigh Turner

Demographics

22y, male

Date of death

2019-04-14

Finding date

2024-10-29

Cause of death

shotgun wound of head

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Jarred Leigh Turner, aged 22, died from a gunshot wound to the head on 14 April 2019 near Richmond, Tasmania. He was killed by Shannon James Duffy in a planned, intentional homicide. Duffy was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with parole eligibility from 2037. This case does not involve medical care, clinical error, or healthcare system failures. The coroner made no clinical comments or recommendations as the death resulted from criminal violence rather than healthcare-related factors.

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