Finding into death of Nicole Lee McCarroll
Deceased
Nicole Lee McCarroll
Demographics
37y, female
Date of death
2010-01-22
Finding date
2011-03-21
Cause of death
Drowning
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Nicole Lee McCarroll, 37, died by drowning on 22 January 2010 at her home in Sunbury, Victoria. She had a significant history of depression and previous serious suicide attempts, including a 2008 attempt where she drove into a train. She was under the care of a psychiatrist and mental health services. On 21 January, police attended after a domestic dispute with her former partner; she assured them she was not at risk of self-harm. That evening she purchased alcohol and engaged in multiple communications with her former partner. She was found the next morning submerged in her bathtub with a brick tied around her neck with string. Empty blister packets of zopiclone (sedative medication) and a suicide note dated 21 January were found. The pathologist found elevated zopiclone levels (0.5mg/L). The coroner concluded the cause of death was drowning, with zopiclone toxicity and psychiatric illness as contributing factors.
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Contributing factors
- Zopiclone toxicity (elevated level 0.5mg/L)
- Psychiatric illness and depression
- Relationship breakdown with former partner
- Financial loss (bank account emptied)
- Alcohol consumption
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