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30y · Male·Head Injuries
Stevo Baricevic, 30, died from head injuries after losing control of his motorcycle on Gnangara Road, Landsdale on 26 February 2004. He had consumed alcohol (0.108% blood alcohol level) and traces of amphetamines, methyl…
Immersion (Drowning)
Two children, Jack Craig Anstey (7) and Ashleigh Fiona Mungur (8), drowned on 3 October 2003 when the Jeep Cherokee in which they were passengers was washed from a low-level ford crossing of the Blackwood River on Jalbar…
20y · Unknown·Traumatic brain damage complicating gunshot wound to the head
Two young adults aged 20 died from gunshot wounds to the head on 29-30 May 2001 in what appears to be a murder-suicide involving Peter Klingner and his girlfriend Cheree Dinsdale. Klingner had paranoid schizophrenia with…
38y · Male·gunshot wound to the abdomen with massive internal haemorrhage
Ray Campbell, aged 38, died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen on 17 September 2002. He was found in a workshop with a Styre pistol nearby. The coroner returned an open finding, unable to determine definitively whether …
35y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
Craig Kenneth Matthews, a 35-year-old male on home detention for drug manufacturing offences, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head on 8 October 2001. He was an illicit drug user with cannabis and amphetamine a…
36y · Male·Acute on Chronic Myocardial Infarction
Mark Anselo Ugle, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man with a significant history of cardiac problems, seizures, and non-compliance with medication, died in East Perth Lockup on 9 December 2000 from acute on chronic myocardial i…
21y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest associated with butane abuse by inhalation
A 21-year-old detained psychiatric patient died from cardiorespiratory arrest following deliberate butane inhalation in a hospital wardrobe. He was admitted to an open mental health ward following acute psychosis, with d…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
Martin Raymond Coffey, 24, died from aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect while on home detention after serving a prison sentence for traffic offences. He had a history of depression (following the de…
27y · Male·traumatic rupture of the mid brain complicating ring fracture of the skull base
James Steven Joseph Coventry, aged 27, died from traumatic rupture of the midbrain and ring fracture of the skull base after his vehicle collided with trees while evading police. The death was not due to police conduct; …
36y · Male·Cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion
A 36-year-old man died from cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion. He had injected methylamphetamine and subsequently engaged in intense physical activity (running, climbing fen…
37y · Male·Sergeant Huitson: gunshot wound to chest and abdomen; Ansell: multiple gunshot w…
This coronial inquiry examined a shooting incident on 3 August 1999 where Rodney Ansell, a man suffering from deteriorating mental health and chronic amphetamine abuse, opened fire on the Stuart Highway killing Sergeant …
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
This multi-case coronial inquest examined six deaths following police pursuits and vehicle intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. All were motor vehicle collisions: two innocent civilians (taxi driver Singh a…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
These linked inquests examined six deaths following police pursuits and intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. All deaths resulted from motor vehicle collisions. In five cases, fleeing drivers were substantia…
Multiple injuries (all six deceased); underlying drivers intoxicated with methyl…
Six deaths following police pursuits and vehicle intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. Deaths resulted from collisions during or shortly after police operations, with drivers evading police significantly int…
44y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck and methylamphetamine effect
Anthony William Kuster, a 44-year-old man, died from ligature compression of the neck combined with methylamphetamine toxicity. He applied a tourniquet around his neck while heavily intoxicated with methylamphetamine aft…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
This complex coronial finding examined six deaths arising from police pursuits in Western Australia between 2012-2014. The deceased included taxi driver Kuldeep Singh and passenger Dr D. (killed in a collision with a sto…
Multiple injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions following police pursu…
This inquest examined six deaths following police pursuits/intercepts in Western Australia between October 2012 and December 2014. Four of five drivers fleeing police were severely methylamphetamine-intoxicated, signific…
41y · Male·unknown
Dean Anthony Pollard was a 41-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presumed dead. He had multiple psychiatric admissions bet…
34y · Male·Severe chest injury with fractures to ribs and sternum, internal bleeding, lacer…
A 34-year-old male motorcyclist died from severe chest injuries after crashing into a Toyota Tarago at high speed. He was riding a stolen, high-performance Ducati motorcycle with a false number plate, intoxicated with me…
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