Coroner's Finding: Geard, Maurice
Deceased
Maurice Geard
Demographics
82y, male
Date of death
2026-03-19
Finding date
2026-07-23
Cause of death
hypostatic pneumonia following recovery from left hip hemiarthroplasty due to fracture of neck of left femur sustained in a fall from standing
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Maurice Geard, an 82-year-old prisoner serving a 12-year sentence for sexual assault convictions, died on 19 March 2026 at Risdon Prison from hypostatic pneumonia following hip surgery. On 6 March 2026, he fell from a chair in the prison inpatient ward, sustaining a left femoral neck fracture. He was transferred to Royal Hobart Hospital where his goals of care were modified to permit surgical repair via left hip hemiarthroplasty on 7 March 2026. The procedure was uncomplicated, and he was returned to palliative care at the prison on 10 March 2026. Death occurred on 19 March 2026, with pneumonia supervening on his existing serious medical conditions including atherosclerotic coronary disease, Parkinson's disease with dementia, type II diabetes, emphysema, and chronic kidney disease. The coroner found that the accidental fall could not have been reasonably prevented given his frailty, and that the standard of care, supervision, and treatment was appropriate.
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Clinical conditions
Procedures
Contributing factors
- fall from chair causing left femoral neck fracture
- advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease
- Parkinson's disease with dementia
- type II diabetes
- emphysema
- chronic kidney disease
- diabetic nephropathy
- hypertension
- ischemic heart disease
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