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42y · Female·Multiple stab wounds
A 42-year-old woman with first episode psychosis was referred to community mental health services in November 2020 after acute onset of paranoid delusions. She was commenced on risperidone but showed poor engagement and …
5y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the back
Anna Perinovic, age 5, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by her mother Katica during a first episode psychosis. Katica had been referred to NorthWestern Mental Health in November 2020 after developing paranoid tho…
7y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the back
Claire Perinovic, aged 7, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by her mother Katica during a filicide-suicide incident. Katica had been diagnosed with First Episode Psychosis in November 2020 and treated by NorthWest…
3y · Male·Multiple stab wounds to the back
Matthew Perinovic, aged 3 years, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by his mother Katica during a first-episode psychosis. Katica had been receiving mental health treatment from NorthWestern Mental Health Service f…
81y · Male·pneumonia due to traumatic internal bleeding of the chest wall sustained in fall…
An 81-year-old man with Parkinson's disease, dementia, and multiple comorbidities residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall on 6 June 2021, sustaining a right-sided chest wall haematoma. Staff found him at 7:40a…
83y · Female·Hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by injuries from fall; frailty and osteoporos…
An 83-year-old woman died from hospital-acquired pneumonia following spinal fractures sustained in a fall from a mobility hoist at an aged care facility. The hoist failed when the spreader bar detached due to a worn and …
42y · Male·methadone toxicity
Andrew Gilbertson, a 42-year-old man with bipolar disorder and substance use disorder, died from methadone toxicity while in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He was not enrolled in opioid substitution therapy but…
30y · Male·Unable to be ascertained
Morgan Rae, a 30-year-old man with chronic pain and recent life stressors, disappeared on 31 January 2020 from the Bundeena area. The coronal finding examines the NSW Police investigation into his disappearance. Critical…
33y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity; antecedent causes being the physiological effects of…
A 33-year-old man with methamphetamine addiction and possible schizophrenia attended the ED seeking help while acutely intoxicated, psychotic and sleep-deprived. After initially agreeing to medication, he attempted to le…
29y · Female·Assault with blunt force injuries resulting in widespread bruising and traumatic…
Elizabeth Wilms, age 29, died between 1-5 July 2016 from fatal assault while in an abusive intimate relationship with Alexander Freeburn. Freeburn was the subject of an unexecuted NSW parole warrant for 541 days. The war…
71y · Male·sepsis caused by mediastinal empyema (abscess) which complicated perforation of …
Terence Carroll, 71, died from sepsis and mediastinal empyema following oesophageal perforation during rigid oesophagoscopy for stricture dilation. Critical failures included: CT scan showing suspicious oesophageal thick…
18y · Male·Unable to determine
Theo Hayez, an 18-year-old Belgian backpacker, disappeared from Byron Bay on 31 May 2019 after being ejected from a nightclub for approaching intoxication. Digital evidence traced his movements via Google location data t…
8y · Male·multiple injuries sustained when struck by a truck on the M1 Pacific Motorway
Riley Shortland, an 8-year-old with severe autism spectrum disorder, global development delay, and ADHD, died when struck by a truck on the M1 Motorway after escaping from a vehicle during respite care. He removed his se…
11y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by train
Alex Raichman, 11, died when struck by a train after absconding from respite care at Civic Disability Services. Alex had autism, intellectual disability, and seizure disorder with documented absconding risk. Civic knew w…
28y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a truck on the M1 Pacific Motorway
Rachel Martin, a 28-year-old SNAP support worker and pregnant woman, died attempting to prevent harm to a high-needs child (Riley) during respite care transport. While driving Riley home on the M1 Motorway, Riley exited …
80y · Female·Anaphylaxis complicating chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic fallopian …
Ms Heather Jean Lucas, 80-year-old woman with metastatic fallopian tube cancer, died from anaphylaxis during her third carboplatin chemotherapy infusion. She had experienced a documented Grade 2 hypersensitivity reaction…
45y · Male·Complications of VATS procedure for locally advanced right upper lobe lung adeno…
A 45-year-old man died from complications following VATS lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma. During initial surgery, the tumour invaded the T6 vertebral body. The surgeon, faced with incomplete tumour resection or vertebr…
74y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating elective umbilical hernia repair
A 74-year-old man with significant cardiac history (atrial fibrillation, dilated cardiomyopathy, pacemaker) underwent elective umbilical hernia repair. Intraoperatively, unexpected ascites was discovered and partially dr…
74y · Female·Diabetic ketoacidosis
A 74-year-old woman with Type 1 diabetes died from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in an aged care facility. Between 7-10 December 2016, her blood glucose levels remained persistently elevated (>33 mmol/L) despite escalating…
20y · Male·cardiac arrest due to complications of infective endocarditis against a backgrou…
Maluovailoa Tafau, a 20-year-old man in custody, died from cardiac arrest due to infective endocarditis complicated by rheumatic heart disease. He had submitted two patient self-referral forms (September 2016 and Februar…
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