Finding into death of Mark Wesley Tyson
Deceased
Mark Wesley Tyson
Demographics
61y, male
Date of death
2025-08-10
Finding date
2026-07-06
Cause of death
Complications of cerebral palsy
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Mark Wesley Tyson, aged 61, had severe cerebral palsy from birth with associated intellectual disability, epilepsy, and recurrent pneumonia. He was non-verbal, non-ambulant, and wheelchair-dependent, entirely reliant on carers in a disability accommodation facility where he had lived for 27 years. In July 2025, he progressively refused food and drink, developing dehydration and malnutrition. He attended Stawell Regional Health ED on 26 July (dehydration) and 29 July (malnourishment, discharged with advice to see GP), then presented again on 31 July after blood tests revealed hypernatremia and malnourishment. He was admitted and commenced on an end-of-life care pathway consistent with his 2023 advance care plan, which specified no life-prolonging treatment. He died peacefully on 10 August 2025. The coroner accepted the pathologist's finding of natural death from complications of cerebral palsy, and the Coroners Prevention Unit concluded the medical care was reasonable.
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Contributing factors
- refusal of food and drink
- malnourishment
- dehydration
- hypernatremia
- functional decline
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