Coroner's Finding: Ingham, Noel Joseph
Deceased
Noel Joseph Ingham
Demographics
58y, male
Date of death
2016-07-28
Finding date
2025-05-12
Cause of death
Traumatic injury to the head and/or neck, including blunt head trauma with decapitation and/or sharp force injury
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Noel Joseph Ingham, aged 58, was murdered by Mr Gale on approximately 28 July 2016. Ingham was attacked in his home in Ulverstone, Tasmania, causing blunt force trauma to his head and resulting in death. Gale then decapitated Ingham's head (never recovered), buried the body in a bush grave, and engaged in extensive concealment including disposing of property, killing Ingham's dogs, and burning his vehicle. Gale was convicted of murder and sentenced to 23 years imprisonment with a 14-year non-parole period. The coroner found Ingham died from traumatic injury to the head and/or neck, with tensions over living arrangements, financial incentives (carer's payment), and alcohol consumption contributing to the fatal attack. No clinical care or preventability issues were identified.
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Contributing factors
- Murder committed by Mr Gale
- Tensions arising from shared living arrangements
- Financial motivation (carer's pension)
- Alcohol consumption by the perpetrator
- Victim's alcoholism
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