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30y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging (suicide)
30-year-old Adam Trent Ryan died by suicide via hanging in July 2009. Multiple systemic failures preceded his death. The Community Mental Health Service failed to communicate Mr Ryan's past suicide attempt to the hospita…
41y · Male·Effects of Fire
Mark Robert Scott, a 41-year-old man with chronic pain, substance addiction, and recent depressive illness, was admitted to Frankston Hospital on 15 July 2011 following suicidal ideation. During admission, he disclosed t…
36y · Female·stab injury to neck with transection of left common carotid artery
Barbara Lubik, a 36-year-old Polish immigrant, was fatally stabbed in the neck by her husband Peter Lubik during a domestic dispute on 25 January 2009. The autopsy confirmed the stab wound transected the left common caro…
10y · Male·Unascertainable
Two young children, Malachi (10 months) and Lochlan (2 years), died on 7-8 November 2008 in their mother's home en suite, with cause of death unascertainable. The mother claimed to have blacked out for approximately 10 h…
39y · Female·Septic shock and nosocomial pneumonia secondary to pentobarbital (Nembutal) over…
A 39-year-old woman with major depression and Cluster B personality traits died by suicide in Mexico following a pentobarbital overdose on 28 April 2008, resulting in septic shock and nosocomial pneumonia. She had been a…
67y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis
Harold Louis, a 67-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension, was admitted to an aged care facility as 'low care' despite rapidly requiring high-level supervision. Staff …
46y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
46-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and chronic suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity involving clozapine (prescribed to her roommate), olanzapine, fluoxetine, oxycodone, and diazepam. She disclosed to her …
31y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from height
William Poskitt, a 31-year-old man with recently diagnosed HIV and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, died by suicide during a 4-day hospital admission. Despite requesting psychiatric assessment three times and displaying c…
19y · Male·Ruptured aorta post motor vehicle incident
Simon Kirwan, 19, died by motor vehicle collision in circumstances indicating suicide after discharge from involuntary mental health care. He had made three serious suicide attempts within 7 days (overdoses, wrist lacera…
25y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest and abdomen
Rebecca Lazarus, a 25-year-old woman with intellectual disability, was fatally stabbed by her partner Travis Cooke who had chronic treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, was on a Community Treatment Order, and had a…
39y · Male·Excited delirium, probably caused by amphetamine toxicity-induced psychosis. Dea…
Antonio Carmelo Galeano died in police custody on 12 June 2009 after a protracted struggle and multiple taser activations. He had acute amphetamine toxicity and was displaying excited delirium—a high-risk medical emergen…
21y · Male·undetermined causes, in the course of being restrained by members of the NSW Pol…
Roberto Laudisio Curti, a 21-year-old Brazilian, died on 18 March 2012 during police restraint in Sydney after consuming LSD which induced a psychotic state. After a convenience store incident was misclassified as an arm…
32y · Male·hanging
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder and recent suicide attempt died by hanging in a closed psychiatric ward. He was admitted following overdose and suicidal ideation, deemed high-risk, and placed on standard half-hou…
15y · Female·compression of the neck
Sue Hui Wang, a 15-year-old student, died from compression of the neck between 16-19 September 2010 at her home in Balwyn, Victoria. The coroner found the exact circumstances of death unknown, unable to determine definit…
29y · Male·hanging
Timothy Casey, 29, charged with murder, died by hanging in Port Phillip Prison on 28 March 2008, 12 days after arrival. His death resulted from systemic failures in psychiatric assessment and care. At Melbourne Assessmen…
41y · Male·Hanging
Timothy Casey, a 41-year-old remand prisoner with a history of major depressive disorder and drug/alcohol dependence, died by hanging in Port Phillip Prison in March 2008. The coroner identified multiple system failures:…
31y · Male·gunshot wounds to chest
Jason Chapman, a 31-year-old man with schizophrenia, was fatally shot by police on 13 October 2004 after behaving erratically and threatening, armed with a knife. The coroner found police acted lawfully in self-defence w…
58y · Male·gunshot wounds
Senior Sergeant Michael James Isles, a 58-year-old Queensland police officer with 34 years of service, disappeared on 23 September 2009. He was the subject of corruption allegations (which proved unfounded), stood down f…
36y · Female·Excited delirium
A 36-year-old woman died from excited delirium during a physical altercation with her 16-year-old son. She had longstanding alcohol and cannabis use, borderline personality disorder with features of post-traumatic stress…
38y · Male·Multiple injuries
Damian Kay, aged 38, died from multiple injuries after jumping from the 16th floor of a hotel on 22 September 2010, with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.71%. The death occurred in the context of recent relationship br…
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