2,762 results
29y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and multi-organ failure due to out of hospital …
Wayne Fella Morrison, a 29-year-old Aboriginal man with undiagnosed coronary artery disease (70% stenosis of right coronary artery), died following cardiac arrest during his detention at Yatala Labour Prison. After attac…
1y · Female·sudden cardiac death on a background of rhinovirus infection
Harriet Ostler, a 19-month-old toddler, was admitted to Port Macquarie Base Hospital with viral respiratory symptoms and died from sudden cardiac death due to underlying myocarditis/cardiomyopathy precipitated by rhinovi…
71y · Female·multiple pulmonary thromboemboli and deep vein thrombosis
71-year-old woman presented to ED with signs of circulatory failure (hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnoea, hypoxia) and progressive leg pain/swelling over one week. ECG showed S1Q3T3 pattern consistent with pulmonary emb…
65y · Female·undetermined; possibly ischaemic heart disease or squamous cell carcinoma of ton…
A 65-year-old Malaysian woman with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue refused medical treatment due to visa concerns and preference for alternative therapy. She deteriorated over months with worsening oral sy…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries due to struck by falling pipe
Billy-Joh Watts, a 36-year-old truck driver, was fatally struck by a falling steel pipe while acting as a spotter during unloading operations. Multiple contributing factors were identified: he had worked 26 days consecut…
48y · Male·Hanging
Duncan Sparke, a 48-year-old man with a history of suicidal ideation and depression, absconded from a locked psychiatric unit at The Alfred Hospital on 24 April 2017 while subject to a Temporary Treatment Order. He was r…
48y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of immersion
Trevor McKie, 48, an experienced mariner, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis while attempting to transfer between boats during deteriorating weather on Lake Wellington. He fell overboard in rough conditions (seas …
56y · Male·Complications of clostridium difficile and malnutrition in the setting of cerebr…
Mr C was a 56-year-old man with cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury who died from complications of Clostridioides difficile infection and malnutrition. He was admitted to hospital on 21 January 2022 with diarrhoea, …
70y · Female·Cause of death could not be determined - available evidence does not allow a fin…
A 70-year-old woman died unexpectedly at home in August 2017. Initially certified as hypertensive heart disease without autopsy, the death was later investigated as a potential homicide following allegations by her forme…
42y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapin…
Luke Trevor Young, 42, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapine) in a suicide by overdose. He had severe, longstanding bipolar II disorder with chronic suicidality, comp…
50y · Male·Hanging
Craig Harvey, a 50-year-old man with depression, polysubstance use disorder, and antisocial personality disorder, died by hanging in Casey Hospital's mental health inpatient ward while on a compulsory admission. He was a…
15y · Female·Hanging
A 15-year-old girl with major depressive disorder and bulimia nervosa died by suicide in June 2019. She had received treatment from a private psychologist from 2017-2018 within the constraints of a GP Mental Health Care …
27y · Male·Head injury
Abdullahi Bashir, 27, died from a severe head injury sustained during an alleged altercation on 7 June 2017. Following a punch to the face, he fell backwards and struck his head on the road. He was taken to a private res…
22y · Male·presumed drowning
Gordon Copeland, a 22-year-old Gomeroi man, drowned in the Gwydir River after fleeing police during a vehicle check. A critical failure occurred in the initial police search: officers heard him in the water around 2:45am…
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a man …
Edward Ivan Africh, a 64-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema) in the setting of advanced chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia and heart fai…
36y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with epilepsy
Jonathan Palmer, a 36-year-old man with epilepsy and intellectual disability living in a group home, died from bronchopneumonia on 24 February 2018. On 23 February, he developed respiratory symptoms (coughing, runny nose…
45y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest with associated significant blood loss
Stanley Russell, a 45-year-old Aboriginal man with mild intellectual disability, was shot dead by NSW police executing a bench warrant at his home on 9 November 2021. He had suffered childhood sexual abuse, his brother d…
13y · Male·Hanging
Zhane Chilcott, age 13, died by suicide at a residential care facility after 12 years in state care with 18 placements. The coroner found multiple systemic failures: inadequate scrutiny of his first placement with LB des…
31y · Male·Burns
31-year-old George Grimes with longstanding schizophrenia was found threatening self-immolation after consuming alcohol and missing antipsychotic medication. Despite police de-escalation attempts, he doused himself with …
71y · Female·starvation
A 71-year-old woman with chronic mental illness died of starvation in her home in Tasmania. Police attended on 9 December 2021 for a welfare check and found her severely malnourished, mentally unwell, and unable to care …
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.