Deceased
Leslie William Wesley
Demographics
32y, male
Date of death
2000-05-07
Finding date
2002-01-11
Cause of death
Ligature Compression of Neck (Hanging)
AI-generated summary
Leslie William Wesley, a 32-year-old Indigenous man, died by hanging on 7 May 2000 in Cell A10 of Unit 5, Casuarina Prison Complex, Western Australia. He was on remand awaiting trial for sexual assault charges. Wesley had a documented history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, chronic alcohol abuse, and extensive incarceration. The coroner found his death was suicide, occurring unexpectedly without discernible triggers on the day. Wesley had been assessed earlier in his detention as expressing suicidal ideation and self-harm behavior, but staff found no specific risk on 7 May 2000. The coroner found no causal nexus between system overcrowding and his death, and considered his placement at Casuarina appropriate given his psychiatric needs. The coroner commented on systemic prison overcrowding and recommended continued review of prison health services and suicide prevention measures.
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