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Finding into death of Anthony Sean Jenkins

Deceased

Anthony Sean Jenkins

Demographics

49y, male

Date of death

2017-08-30

Finding date

2018

Cause of death

Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating neck compression in the circumstances of hanging

AI-generated summary

Anthony Sean Jenkins, a 49-year-old man with significant alcohol consumption, died by hanging on 30 August 2017 after police notified him of child sexual abuse allegations made by his daughter on 23 August 2017. He was found unconscious on 27 August 2017 and died three days later at University Hospital Geelong despite resuscitation attempts. Research demonstrates that suspects become acutely at risk of suicide after learning of sexual abuse allegations against them. The Coroner recommended that Victoria Police provide the Information and Support Referral Brochure at first contact with suspects (rather than only at formal interview), not merely after interview, and explicitly emphasise suspect welfare during the high-risk interval between notification and interview.

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Specialties

intensive carepalliative careforensic medicine

Error types

system

Drugs involved

alcoholmidazolammorphineclonazepamlevetiracetamparacetamol

Contributing factors

  • Notification of child sexual abuse allegations by police on 23 August 2017
  • Delay between initial police contact (23 August) and scheduled interview (27 August)
  • Significant alcohol consumption
  • Psychological distress following allegation notification
  • Sleep deprivation (reported inability to sleep for 3 days)
  • Lack of welfare support information at point of initial police contact

Coroner's recommendations

  1. Victoria Police should update the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Sexual Crime and relevant policies, procedures and protocols to explicitly state the increased risk of suspects engaging in self-harm between notification of allegations and the intended interview date, and to emphasise the significance of suspect welfare management at the first point of Victoria Police contact
  2. Victoria Police should update the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Sexual Crime and relevant policies to require that investigating police provide the Information and Support Referral Brochure to suspects at the first point of contact, rather than only after formal interview
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