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Male·Hunt: self-inflicted gunshot wound to head; Reynolds: self-inflicted gunshot wou…
This coronial finding examined four police suicides in Tasmania between 2016-2020. Constable Hunt died by gunshot wound after being stood down from duty without welfare support; his personal phone was unlawfully seized, …
34y · Female·Multi drug toxicity
Jodie Overstead, a 34-year-old with epilepsy, anxiety, and chronic pain, died from multi-drug toxicity involving tramadol, codeine, amitriptyline, benzodiazepines and other drugs. She engaged in 'doctor shopping', obtain…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity
Boris Drleski, a 45-year-old with treatment-resistant chronic paranoid schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, and polysubstance use disorder, died from bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity. He was managed…
28y · Male·MRSA sepsis
Mahmoud Allam, a 28-year-old man, died from MRSA sepsis whilst in custody at Parklea Correctional Centre. He initially presented with upper respiratory symptoms on 11 June 2016, followed by increasing symptoms including …
63y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 63-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression died by hanging. His wife had been maintaining a 'suicide watch' for six weeks prior to his death and telephoned his GP on the morning of his final appointment, expli…
23y · Male·Beta-phenylethylamine toxicity
A 23-year-old Army private died from beta-phenylethylamine toxicity after ingesting excessive quantities of this supplement purchased online. He had a history of low mood, fatigue, and anxiety, and had self-medicated wit…
45y · Female·Sibutramine ingestion in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Karen Willis, a 45-year-old woman with no known medical conditions, died of acute cardiac arrhythmia triggered by sibutramine ingestion combined with underlying coronary atherosclerosis. She had purchased Slimming Factor…
25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…
Richard Stanley Tauwhare, a 25-year-old male, died on 10 February 2002 from gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute-on-chronic amphetamine toxicity. He had consumed a large dose o…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (head-on collision follow…
Nine deaths occurred in four separate crossover collisions on Victorian freeways between January and December 1999, when vehicles lost control, crossed median strips, and collided with oncoming traffic. The deceased were…
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