Deceased
Stephen Myall
Demographics
59y, male
Date of death
2018-03-14
Finding date
2020
Cause of death
Hanging
AI-generated summary
Stephen Myall, a 59-year-old magistrate, died by hanging in March 2018. He was a dedicated judicial officer with exceptional work ethic but experienced significant occupational stress from increasing court workloads (up to 90 cases daily), pressure to ensure justice for unrepresented persons, media criticism of decisions, and concerns about systemic justice issues. He had accrued 90 days of leave but was reluctant to take it. One month before death he attended a judicial wellbeing workshop. Recent media criticism of an adjournment decision troubled him. His wife noted he appeared stressed and 'brittle' the week before death, though colleagues observed no change. He had no documented mental health history and did not access available counselling services. The coroner identified work-related stressors as predominant but could not quantify their individual contribution. The case prompted significant systemic changes to judicial wellbeing support.
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