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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 …
40y · Male·Gunshot wound to neck
Benjamin Freear, aged 40, died from a gunshot wound to the neck sustained during a police siege on 8 December 2019 in rural Queensland. He had been diagnosed with ADHD in April 2018 and prescribed dexamphetamine by psych…
Male·Gunshot wounds to the head
This inquest examined deaths of Noah Smith (15) and Wayne Smith (58) on 1 June 2023. Wayne had 20-year history of chronic depression and suicidal ideation, including severe crisis in May 2020 with suicide plans. He recov…
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…
24y · Male·Multiple Traumatic Injuries sustained as a result of motor vehicle crash during …
Two young men aged 24 and 25 died in a motor vehicle crash during a police pursuit on the M4 Motorway. Police conducted a high-speed speed check (up to 232 kph in an 80 kph zone) for approximately 73 seconds without acti…
84y · Male·Complications of fracture left humerus neck due to fall due to hyperactive delir…
An 84-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease and dementia-related behaviours developed a urinary tract infection causing acute delirium, atrial fibrillation, and multiple falls. After presenting to the emergency departmen…
28y · Male·Multiple head, facial and spinal injuries sustained in a single vehicle motorbik…
Joshua Tyrrell, 28, died from multiple head, facial and spinal injuries sustained in a motorbike crash on the Brooker Highway. He was riding at excessive speed and failed to maintain steering control through a bend. Toxi…
34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (gabapentin, oxycodone, tramadol, diazepam, citalopram, d…
A 34-year-old woman with complex medical history including chronic pain, sleep disorder, anxiety and PTSD died from combined drug toxicity involving gabapentin, oxycodone, tramadol, diazepam, citalopram, desmethylvenlafa…
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 · 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…
25y · Male·hanging
Logan Brown, a 25-year-old man on home detention bail, died by hanging. He had a complex psychiatric history including borderline personality disorder, polysubstance use disorder, and chronic suicidal ideation dating fro…
27y · Female·Hanging
Ms YPM, a 27-year-old woman with a long history of borderline personality traits, depression, anxiety and eating disorder, died by hanging on 17 May 2020. In the preceding two weeks, she presented to Alfred Hospital foll…
39y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds
Dima Thomson, a 39-year-old man with a history of alcohol-fuelled domestic violence incidents and mental health conditions, died from multiple gunshot wounds after police attended his home responding to a breach of an ap…
68y · Male·Unascertained
JNY, a 68-year-old man, died from unascertained causes between 1-4 September 2020. His wife, RBT, administered temazepam-laced biscuits causing unconsciousness, then wrapped and placed him in a non-operational freezer. R…
21y · Female·Compression of the neck secondary to hanging
Lillian Rose Thomas, 21, died by hanging on 17 November 2021 at her home in Kyabram, Victoria. She had complex mental health conditions including CPTSD, anxiety, depression, OCD, and personality disorder traits, with a h…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a mixed drug toxicity
Emma Terrill, 41, died from aspiration pneumonia in the setting of mixed drug toxicity. Post-mortem toxicology revealed elevated tramadol with benzodiazepines (alprazolam, diazepam, temazepam, oxazepam) causing synergist…
44y · Male·Drowning due to head injury due to impact with yacht
Rickie James Makin, 44, fell overboard from the 44.7-foot racing yacht Lady Helena in heavy seas during a competitive yacht race on Moreton Bay, Queensland, on 7 March 2020. He was not wearing a personal flotation device…
27y · Male·effects of fire
Sam Lynch, aged 27, died from effects of fire while in remand at Hakea Prison on 5 March 2024. Following a dispute over undelivered canteen items, Sam set his mattress ablaze with a lighter. The response was catastrophic…
65y · Female·Head and neck injuries sustained in a motor scooter incident
Sharon O'Neill, a 65-year-old novice rider, died from head and neck injuries sustained during a motorcycle training course at HART in Somerton, Victoria. While practicing acceleration and turning drills on an unfamiliar …
40y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest and abdomen
A 40-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her former intimate partner who had an extensive history of family violence offending and multiple breaching intervention orders. Despite multiple service contacts in the days b…
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