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33y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, benzodiazepines, methylamphetamine, mirtazapine,…
BP, a 33-year-old female with longstanding opioid and polysubstance use disorder, died from accidental heroin overdose at home with concomitant CNS depressants (benzodiazepines, mirtazapine, promethazine) and stimulant (…
34y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
James Michael Watson, aged 34, died from multiple gunshot wounds sustained during a police altercation outside the Greek Club in South Brisbane on 11 October 2022. He had long-standing mental health issues and polysubsta…
Male·toxicity caused by a combination of methylamphetamine and morphine
Felipe Esteban Alvarez died on 30 March 2021 from toxicity caused by methylamphetamine and morphine (heroin) ingestion at his unit in Taylor, ACT. He collapsed after self-injecting heroin in the presence of others, inclu…
37y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a train incident
A 37-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic opioid use disorder and co-occurring mental health issues presented to Royal Melbourne Hospital's Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Hub after being found slumped in Melbourn…
37y · Male·Neck compression and the complications thereof
Simon Mackay, age 37, was admitted as an involuntary psychiatric patient on 12 July 2022 for acute methamphetamine-induced psychosis with paranoia and aggression, complicated by severe polysubstance dependence. Although …
44y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of p…
Elizabeth Ferris, a 44-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance use disorder, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest in the setting of presumed drug toxicity. She was fo…
40y · Male·Unknown - cause of death could not be determined
This coronial finding concerns Ronen Veinstein, an Israeli-born man who disappeared in December 2004 from his home in Mooball, NSW and has not been contactable since. The coroner determined on the balance of probabilitie…
39y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, venlafaxine, alprazolam, pregabalin) with contribut…
Kevin Thomas Maloney, a 39-year-old man with complex mental health conditions and substance use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, venlafaxine, alprazolam, pregabalin) while residing in a supported resident…
48y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline and zopiclone…
A 48-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder died from mixed drug toxicity while on voluntary inpatient psychiatric admission. She had undisclosed significant illicit drug use, which was not identif…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…
Raymond John Flaherty, a 57-year-old Wurundjeri man with longstanding opioid and benzodiazepine dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, methadone, prescribed diazepam, unprescribed benzodiazepines inc…
47y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest with penetration of the left ventricle of…
A 47-year-old man serving his sentence on home detention died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest. He had a history of heroin and methamphetamine use and was receiving methadone maintenance and mirtazapine whil…
27y · Male·heroin toxicity
A 27-year-old man died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a history of depression, anxiety, and substance use (cannabis, methamphetamine, heroin). During home detention, he was compliant, engaged w…
47y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, amphetamines, hydroxyrisperidone, olanzapine)
Jay Joseph Harrison, a 47-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia and substance use disorder, died from combined drug toxicity involving heroin, amphetamines, hydroxyrisperidone, and olanzapine. He was found unconscious…
37y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck
Matthew Lothian, aged 37, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck on 6 January 2021 in Wollongong. He was on medical escort from custody when he seized the firearm from Correctional Services Officer…
36y · Male·Heroin toxicity
A 36-year-old man with a history of homelessness and intravenous heroin use died from heroin toxicity after overdosing in a public toilet block. Emergency services were called promptly by a bystander who remained at the …
34y · Female·Unascertained (possibilities: positional asphyxia, drowning, neck compression, d…
Valmai Jane Birch, a 34-year-old woman with a history of drug use, died between 9-21 March 2011 in circumstances that constituted homicide by her partner David Bagster. Her body was found face-down in a wheelie bin with …
42y · Female·Unascertained; possibly mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine) or sm…
Tracey Ellen Knowles, aged 42, was found deceased in a vehicle on 19 July 2021 from an unascertained cause. She had a history of heroin use and experienced family violence. Police misidentified her as the 'predominant ag…
31y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, bromazolam, metonitazine, protonitazene, methamphet…
Ryan Robinson, a 31-year-old man with longstanding opioid use disorder and complex mental health conditions, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, novel psychoactive substances (nitazenes: metonitazene and prot…
Male·heroin overdose
This is a procedural decision (not final inquest findings) regarding Felipe Esteban Alvarez's heroin-related death in March 2021. Approximately 4 hours elapsed between his overdose at a residential unit and the emergency…
35y · Male·multiple organ failure due to out-of-hospital circulatory arrest due to perforat…
35-year-old male died from multiple organ failure following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by perforated duodenum. He was in police custody for drug-related charges and diagnosed with opioid withdrawal. Critical d…
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