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37y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon hanging
Louise Litis, 37, died from hypoxic brain injury following a hanging at Northpark Private Hospital's Mother and Baby Unit on 7 December 2007. She had severe recurrent postpartum depression and had attempted suicide two w…
56y · Male·head injuries inflicted by blunt force trauma
56-year-old John Douglas Simpson-Willson was fatally assaulted in Brisbane's Botanical Gardens on 3 June 2005 by Daniel Pattel, released from prison five days earlier. Pattel had expressed clear intentions to kill someon…
40y · Male·Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Trent Speering, a 40-year-old NSW paramedic, shot and killed his mother Monica, then shot himself on 11 June 2008. The coroner found that Trent suffered untreated paranoid personality disorder and depression. Despite mul…
36y · Male·Effects of hanging
Jason Muir, a 36-year-old remand prisoner with a history of mental illness and suicidal ideation, died by hanging in Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. He had been removed from suicide observation in June 2008 following …
20y · Male·pulmonary oedema due to acute on chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin …
A 20-year-old man died from pulmonary oedema due to acute-on-chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin overdose. He had complex mental health and substance use issues dating back to age 16. He was prescribed dothiep…
38y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Ricky James Bais, a 38-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia and undiagnosed 75% left anterior descending coronary artery narrowing, died during police restraint. He had absconded from mental health detention at Noarl…
29y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the neck
A woman was fatally stabbed 12 times in the neck by her husband during an escalating family violence situation. She had disclosed family violence to Victoria Police on multiple occasions and to her General Practitioner. …
32y · Male·Cardiac arrest as a result of the combined effects of severe coronary atheroscle…
Tofia Mataia, a 32-year-old male with schizophrenia, died in custody at Capricornia Correctional Centre following restraint after assaulting officers. He collapsed during a 2-minute prone restraint by five officers. The …
32y · Female·Opiate toxicity; toxic combination of morphine and codeine causing respiratory d…
Mrs Edwards, a 32-year-old woman with severe depression and psychiatric history, was found dead in bed. Autopsy revealed opiate toxicity with high levels of morphine and codeine. Toxicology expert opinion indicated morph…
45y · Male·overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) augmented by alcohol
A 45-year-old man with schizophrenia and a decade-long history of repeated overdoses died from quetiapine (Seroquel) toxicity combined with alcohol. Critical failures occurred: multiple doctors prescribed large quantitie…
35y · Female·pulmonary thrombo-emboli
A 35-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia detained under Mental Health Act died from pulmonary thromboembolism while an inpatient in a psychiatric ward. In the final days, she reported leg pain and possi…
15y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 15-year-old Aboriginal girl died by suicide by hanging on 29 November 2007. She had a transient lifestyle with unstable housing, moved frequently between relatives, was not regularly attending school, and engaged in su…
42y · Male·incised wound to the neck
Wesley Robert Jennings, a 42-year-old male with long-standing depression, anxiety, hepatitis C and substance use history, died by suicide by incised neck wound whilst on remand in prison. The coroner found no demonstrabl…
34y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury caused by hanging
Craig Stevens, aged 34, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following a suicide by hanging on 17 June 2008. Despite police intervention, critical delays in cutting the ligature around his neck prevented timely resus…
20y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Allan Kevin Hudson, a 20-year-old male with a history of depression, suicidality, substance abuse and previous sexual trauma, died by hanging on 13 August 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's psychiatric ward D20. He …
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…
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…
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…
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