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1y · Male·Blunt force abdominal trauma; laceration of spleen with intra-abdominal haemorrh…
A 14-month-old Aboriginal boy died from blunt force abdominal trauma with a splenic laceration on 13 January 2019. He had multiple injuries documented at autopsy including rib fractures, extensive bruising, and patterned…
37y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds
Brett Walker, 37, was shot by police on 9 July 2022 after a domestic violence incident 23 days post-release from prison. He had long-standing drug addiction and mental health issues including paranoid ideation, particula…
42y · Male·methadone toxicity
Andrew Gilbertson, a 42-year-old man with bipolar disorder and substance use disorder, died from methadone toxicity while in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He was not enrolled in opioid substitution therapy but…
18y · Male·catastrophic traumatic brain injury
Ashley Richards, 18, died from catastrophic traumatic brain injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 7 September 2015. He was a passenger in a stolen Commodore driven by Aaron Hyde, who was fleeing from police at exc…
21y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest caused by methylamphetamine t…
A 21-year-old man died from hypoxic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest caused by methylamphetamine toxicity. He injected the drug at home and collapsed; despite immediate CPR by his uncle and resuscitation at hos…
26y · Male·Self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head
Joshua Walsh died by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head following a police siege after abducting his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint from a women's refuge. Walsh had a history of violent offences, crystal methamphetamine…
27y · Male·combined effects of penetrating injuries (crossbow arrows) to heart and brain
Zak Dean Proby, 27-year-old Aboriginal male, died from penetrating injuries from crossbow arrows to the heart and brain during a police siege on 21 June 2006. He had exhibited paranoid and disturbed behaviour for 9 days …
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