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36y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorder died by ligature while an involuntary inpatient in a locked mental health ward. He was on hourly observations and had re…
60y · Male·single gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
A 60-year-old man with bipolar disorder, depression, and recent bereavement made a 000 call stating suicidal intent with a firearm. A PoliceLink telephonist (Mr Tant) engaged him for 17 minutes in skilled de facto negoti…
67y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with contributing chronic schizophrenia
Robert Nicholas Hocking, a 67-year-old man with treatment-resistant chronic schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia during his final hospitalization at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He was a long-term inpatient at Glens…
56y · Male·Asphyxia
Stuart Cecil Ford, a 56-year-old prisoner at Wolston Correctional Centre, died by asphyxiation when he intentionally placed a plastic bag over his head on 16 January 2010. He had a history of adjustment disorder with anx…
44y · Male·multiple injuries sustained when struck by a semi-trailer as a result of suicide
A 44-year-old man with chronic bipolar disorder and severe depression died by suicide while detained under the Mental Health Act at a psychiatric hospital. He was hit by a semi-trailer after absconding from an open ward.…
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