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Male, female, male, female·Nicholas Brown: combined drug (methadone and benzodiazepine) intoxication; Toni …
Joint inquest into four deaths of individuals prescribed opioid replacement therapy by Dr J. between September 2016 and August 2017: Nicholas Shane Brown (35), Toni Lee Wiki (38), Matthew Wayne Winwood (47), and Belinda …
49y · Male·Diabetes Mellitus and the Consequences thereof
Mr Edward Curic (49) died at Long Bay Correctional Complex on 21 May 2022 from diabetes mellitus and complications. He had poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes for 30 years with severe complications including bilateral ampu…
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…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)
A 31-year-old man subject to a post-sentence supervision order died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen) at a residential facility. He was a vulnerable person with acquired …
30y · Male·Unascertained; likely cardiac arrhythmia
Adam Troy Shepley, aged 30, died in police custody following restraint after climbing onto roofs while displaying drug-affected and paranoid behaviour. Post-mortem examination revealed an unascertained cause, likely a ca…
41y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, metoclopramide…
Catherine Lynch, a 41-year-old nurse, died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2022 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She was experiencing severe family violence, including coercive control, threats, stalking and em…
58y · Male·acute myocardial infarction caused by ischaemic heart disease
Gregory Merriman, a 58-year-old Aboriginal man, died from acute myocardial infarction caused by advanced ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre on 27 December 2022. He experi…
54y · Female·Severe burns sustained in a house fire (palliated)
Carol Fay Slade, a 54-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2003 motorcycle accident and mobility limitations, died from severe burns sustained in a house fire at her public housing property in Shepparton. The…
43y · Male·hypoxic brain injury caused by cardiac arrest due to unintentional drug poisonin…
A 43-year-old man with long-standing opioid use disorder and polysubstance dependence died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by drug poisoning. He had been prescribed large quantities of pregabali…
57y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity resu…
A 57-year-old woman with complex medical and mental health conditions died from aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity. She had severe chronic pain following abdominal surgeries, opio…
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…
54y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (methadone and diazepam)
A 54-year-old woman with long-standing opioid use disorder died from mixed methadone and diazepam toxicity. She had tripled her methadone dose by injecting additional takeaway doses alongside her prescribed pharmacy dose…
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…
36y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
Paul Douglas Gifford, aged 36, died by hanging while on home detention bail. He had a long history of substance abuse (methamphetamine, opioids), mental health issues including borderline personality disorder, childhood …
40y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to ligature compression of the neck
Wendy McCabe, a 40-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, substance use and previous self-harm, died of asphyxiation from ligature compression after fashioning a noose from a standard blanket in her police…
39y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, benzodiazepines, olanzapine, zopiclone)
Jason Hosier, a 39-year-old man with complex mental health and substance use history, died from mixed drug toxicity following discharge from Sunshine Hospital. He was subject to an inpatient temporary treatment order and…
86y · Female·Metastatic ovarian cancer (high-grade serous carcinoma)
An 86-year-old woman serving a life sentence died of metastatic ovarian cancer in palliative care. After diagnosis in April 2023, treatment was appropriately limited to symptom management given her advanced dementia, mak…
43y · Male·methadone toxicity
Frank Coleman, a 43-year-old First Nations man, died of methadone toxicity after being supplied diverted methadone by another inmate while imprisoned at Long Bay Correctional Complex. Mr Coleman had repeatedly requested …
39y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest due to methadon…
A 39-year-old woman with opioid dependency died from cardiac arrest caused by methadone toxicity. She had been prescribed up to six take-away doses of 120mg methadone per week by her GP under Queensland's Opioid Treatmen…
42y · Female·Haemothorax and pneumonia in the setting of acute and chronic chest injuries and…
Narelle Simmons, 42, died from haemothorax and pneumonia secondary to rib fractures, with contributing factors of hepatic cirrhosis, chronic alcoholism, and multiple drugs (methadone, methylamphetamine, diazepam, sertral…
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