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38y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
Margaret Lindsay, 38, died by hanging in Adelaide Women's Prison on 23 May 2001 whilst remanded in custody. She had a complex history of psychiatric illness, drug and alcohol abuse, and multiple suicide attempts. Despite…
43y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
A 43-year-old woman with longstanding depression and previous suicidal ideation presented to Emergency Department twice within 14 days and was referred to psychiatric services. She had persistently refused antidepressant…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
Martin Raymond Coffey, 24, died from aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect while on home detention after serving a prison sentence for traffic offences. He had a history of depression (following the de…
34y · Male·Mixed methadone and thioridazine toxicity
A 34-year-old man died in prison from mixed methadone and thioridazine toxicity. He was on methadone maintenance (110mg daily) for opioid addiction and was prescribed thioridazine 100mg nightly for depression. Post-morte…
64y · Female·Haemorrhagic bronchopneumonia complicating doxepin overdosage
A 64-year-old woman died from doxepin overdose complicated by haemorrhagic bronchopneumonia. She had attempted suicide in April 1999 and was referred to a psychiatrist (Professor Schioldann) who prescribed sertraline. He…
38y · Male·Internal haemorrhage complicating large calibre gunshot wounds to the neck
Grant MacLeod, aged 38, died from a gunshot wound to the neck inflicted by Constable Mark Buckingham during a police response to reports of an armed person at a service station. MacLeod had suffered severe head injury in…
33y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning consistent with inhalation of car exhaust fumes
A 33-year-old man with major depressive disorder and multiple suicide attempts died by carbon monoxide poisoning after premature discharge from psychiatric inpatient care. He was admitted to Lyell McEwin Health Service o…
23y · Male·Incineration from motor vehicle accident (collision with tree)
A 23-year-old man who had experienced multiple suicide attempts and depression deliberately drove his stolen vehicle into a tree after police attempted to intercept him. He died from incineration. The coroner concluded t…
53y · Male·asphyxia due to upper airway occlusion by a foreign body (blanket)
A 53-year-old man with complex psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, depression, intellectual disability) died by asphyxiation after stuffing a blanket into his mouth while in a High Dependency Unit of a psychiatric hospi…
42y · Female·salt water drowning
Sandra Sanders, aged 42, a detaineε psychiatric patient, died by saltwater drowning after absconding from Woodleigh House psychiatric unit on 3 September 1997. She had presented with major depression with psychotic featu…
24y · Male·plastic bag asphyxiation
Sean Kevin Hayes, a 24-year-old male remand prisoner, died from plastic bag asphyxiation in his cell at Canning Vale Remand Centre in Western Australia on 20-21 August 1997. He had a history of psychiatric illness, previ…
19y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)
Jacob Van Berlo, a 19-year-old male, died by hanging following a suicide. He had a history of depression treated with sertraline and an uncontrolled gambling addiction. On the day of death, after receiving his weekly pay…
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