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54y · Female·Sepsis due to bronchopneumonia complicating malignant spindle cell tumour of rig…
Jennifer Gibbins, a 54-year-old woman with non-verbal communication disability living in supported accommodation, presented with recurrent cough from April 2005. Initial management consisted of antibiotics prescribed by …
12y · Female·acute septicaemia resulting from osteomyelitis of the left femur
A 12-year-old Aboriginal girl died from septicaemia caused by untreated osteomyelitis of the left femur. Three weeks after a sports injury, despite evidence of severe and deteriorating illness including inability to walk…
0y · Male·failure to thrive due to insufficient caloric intake
Kalib died from failure to thrive due to insufficient caloric intake at 7 weeks old. He was born to a mother with a documented history of severe neglect and physical abuse of multiple children over 5 years, during which …
76y · Female·complications of subdural haemorrhage (operation)
Josephine Cesnik, 76, died from complications of subdural haemorrhage following head trauma on 20 January 2008. She initially concealed the injury, attributing it to a fall, and did not seek medical attention for 9 days …
14y · Female·hanging
Sharkia Handy, a 14-year-old girl in out-of-home care, died by hanging in December 2007. She had significant unaddressed mental health concerns including suicidal ideation, self-harm, and grief following peer suicides. T…
8y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy resulting from asphyxiation due to co-sleeping …
Nathaniel West, an 8-day-old Aboriginal newborn, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following accidental asphyxiation due to co-sleeping (bed-sharing) with his mother at Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital on 4 May 2006…
42y · Female·Complications of cutaneous burns
Nicole Joy Millar, 42, died from severe burns inflicted by her intimate partner in a premeditated attack at a petrol station. She had disclosed prior intimate partner violence to support services but remained isolated an…
47y · Male·abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) induced by atherosclerosis, occurring in the …
Peter Shishko, a 47-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died in a mental health facility while in involuntary detention. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia on a background of severe coronary atherosclerosis…
54y · Male·hanging by ligature
Peter Ross Blunden, a 54-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia detained under the Mental Health Act, died by hanging in the shower room of Cramond Clinic open ward. He had expressed suicidal ideation throughout his adm…
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…
Unknown·Multiple blunt injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident (primary causes: Jar…
Four young Aboriginal people died following a motor vehicle accident on a remote unsealed road. The driver, who was unlicensed and inexperienced with significant neuromuscular conditions affecting motor control, was trav…
62y · Female·gastric necrosis and perforation due to strangulated diaphragmatic hernia
Joyce Wilman, 62, died from gastric necrosis and perforation due to strangulated para-oesophageal hernia whilst detained under Mental Health Act at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. She presented with vomiting and abdominal pain…
14y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
Andrew Scott Anderson was a 14-year-old boy placed in Department of Child Safety care following his father's physical assault. He had a longstanding history of behavioral difficulties, ADHD, depression, and substance use…
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…
49y · Male·hanging (suicide)
Antonio Rodriguez, aged 49, died by hanging on 16 September 2006, two hours after discharge from Ward B8 (psychiatric short-stay unit) at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had been admitted with severe depression and active su…
68y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis worsened by heat stroke
Leon Streader, a 68-year-old man with schizophrenia, epilepsy, obesity, and coronary artery disease, died from coronary atherosclerosis worsened by heat stroke whilst residing in a level-3 accredited hostel on an extreme…
17y · Male·fatal asphyxia resulting from severe upper airway obstruction secondary to acute…
Kieran Watmore, a fit 17-year-old male, died from fatal asphyxia at Albany Regional Hospital on 28 August 2008 while being treated for acute tonsillitis. He presented to ED on 27 August with severe throat pain and was pr…
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 …
Unknown·Severe hypoxia due to bilateral pneumonia and severe ischaemic heart disease
Donald Ian Fairbairn, a resident of Yagoona Nursing Home, died at Bankstown Hospital on 23 September 2006 from severe hypoxia due to bilateral pneumonia and severe ischaemic heart disease. The coroner's inquest identifie…
2y · Male·Drowning
A 2-year-9-month-old child drowned in a residential swimming pool while in the care of his father, who had fallen asleep indoors. The pool gate's self-closing hinge mechanism had deteriorated over four years without insp…
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