Deceased
Maryam Hamka
Demographics
36y, female
Coroner
State Coroner Judge Liberty Sanger
Date of death
2021-04-11
Finding date
2026-02-27
Cause of death
Unascertained
AI-generated summary
Maryam Hamka, 36, was killed by her intimate partner Toby Loughnane on 11 April 2021. The coroner found cause of death unascertained due to skeletal remains. Critical systemic failures included: Victoria Police's risk assessment of the 6 March 2021 incident as 'medium risk' when Loughnane's extensive history of family violence across six previous partners, multiple intervention order breaches, and prison sentences warranted 'high risk' classification. Despite Loughnane being subject to Priority Target Management and Management Response Teams for other victims, investigating members failed to manually override the risk rating or apply professional judgment. Police did not serve the family violence intervention order until after Maryam disappeared. No intensive perpetrator interventions were implemented despite evidence supporting holistic, wraparound programs for high-risk offenders. Community awareness of coercive control remains inadequate.
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