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3y · Male·unascertainable; malnourishment was a significant contributing factor
Bradley Frederick Whitehouse, aged 3 months, died on 10 February 2008 from causes ruled unascertainable. He was severely malnourished and emaciated at death, having deteriorated dramatically over the final month of life.…
24y · Male·blunt head trauma
Deryck Michael Calvert, aged 24, died from blunt head trauma after a single-vehicle rollover crash while driving at approximately 154 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on Gunn Point Road. He had not been wearing a seat belt and wa…
44y · Male·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision
David Mills Goodwin, a 44-year-old motorcycle enthusiast, died from multiple injuries sustained in a head-on collision on the Midland Highway near Pine Lodge, Victoria on 2 April 2010. The collision involved two motorcyc…
39y · Male·rhabdomyolysis complicating cocaine toxicity against a background of atheroscler…
A 39-year-old man with undiagnosed atherosclerotic coronary artery disease died from rhabdomyolysis complicating cocaine toxicity. He exhibited cocaine-induced excited delirium with erratic dangerous driving and bizarre …
23y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Luke Jurj, a 23-year-old man, died from injuries sustained in a fall from the Westgate Bridge after jumping 30 metres. He had been experiencing depression since returning from Japan 7 weeks prior and had contacted his mo…
31y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a ruptured large fusiform…
A 31-year-old man with long-standing intravenous drug use and hepatitis C died in prison custody from a ruptured mycotic aneurysm causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. He collapsed in his cell after lock-down without prior wa…
45y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
Brett Johnstone, 45, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by police constable during an incident in Queensland in October 2007. While attempting to evade police in a stolen vehicle, Johnstone started the van and drove tow…
31y · Male·Hanging
Mustapha Hayek, aged 31, died by hanging at his home on 16 December 2007. He was found by police conducting a welfare check at his partner's request after the couple had argued four days earlier. The coroner found he too…
Male·Multiple injuries from single vehicle truck rollover due to driver impairment (m…
A 2005 Kenworth prime mover truck carrying Daniel Scott Grace (driver) and Raymond John Heffler (passenger) rolled over on the Bruce Highway near Bajool, Queensland on 4 April 2007 around 3:40am. The truck failed to nego…
18y · Male·acute multiple drug toxicity
Matthew Hinton, an 18-year-old male, died from acute multiple drug toxicity after consuming nine LSD tablets and methamphetamine. Police attended at approximately 5:30am when called to a disturbance, but a critical delay…
27y · Male·external blood loss due to laceration of right axillary artery from single gunsh…
Gregory Biggs, age 27, died from a gunshot wound to the upper right back inflicting a laceration of the right axillary artery. He was shot by Sergeant Samuel Cahir after being observed wielding samurai swords in Carlton …
Male·Constable Irwin: gunshot wound entering left upper quadrant of back, perforating…
This inquest examined the deaths of Constable Brett Irwin and Craig Semyraha during a police warrant execution in July 2007. Constable Irwin was fatally shot by Semyraha during an attempted arrest at night. Critical clin…
24y · Male·Injuries sustained in fire caused by defective electrical wiring in ceiling spac…
A fatal fire in a Brunswick boarding house killed two young residents, Leigh Sinclair (25) and Christopher Giorgi (24), who were unable to escape room 3 due to a locked deadbolt door and the absence of functioning smoke …
18y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
An 18-year-old Aboriginal woman died from multiple injuries following a high-speed police pursuit. She was a passenger in a stolen utility driven by her cousin, who was attempting to evade police following a robbery. The…
25y · Female·effects of fire / inhalation of fire fumes
Two young people died in a preventable building fire at an unregistered rooming house in Brunswick, Victoria. The fire started from faulty electrical wiring in the pizza restaurant ceiling below their bedroom. Multiple s…
34y · Male·gunshot wound to the neck
Clay Hatch, aged 34, with longstanding schizophrenia and recent amphetamine use, became acutely psychotic and took a supermarket cashier hostage at knifepoint after attempting to locate a gun shop. During police response…
29y · Male·multiple drug toxicity (buprenorphine, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, and methy…
John Frederick Wanganeen, a 29-year-old with documented heavy polysubstance use, died of multiple drug toxicity after injecting crushed buprenorphine tablets mixed with water while on home detention bail. Critical system…
28y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Amanda Bertram, a 28-year-old with 8 years of drug addiction, died from mixed drug toxicity after injecting heroin and consuming amphetamines. Toxicology revealed potentially fatal levels of methylamphetamine and morphin…
Multiple causes across 22 deaths: ligature compression of the neck (17 hangings)…
This coronial inquiry examined 22 deaths of Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia between 2000 and 2007. Seventeen were self-harm deaths, with four additional accidental deaths and one homicide. …
22y · Female·aspiration of gastric content due to drug abuse
Amanda Crowston, 22 years old, died from aspiration of gastric contents after a weekend of heavy alcohol and drug use (amphetamines, methylamphetamine, MDMA, cannabis). She vomited while alone in bed and choked. The coro…
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