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40y · Female·Head injuries inflicted by axe blows in context of intimate partner domestic abu…
Teresa Bradford, aged 40, was killed by her husband David Bradford in a premeditated domestic homicide at their Pimpama home on 31 January 2017, followed by his suicide. She died from head injuries inflicted with an axe.…
49y · Male·hanging
A 49-year-old man with severe schizoaffective disorder died by hanging in his prison cell while serving a 16-year sentence for murdering his three children. Despite a chronically high suicide risk and prior suicide attem…
23y · Male·hanging
A 23-year-old male with treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by hanging while an involuntary patient in the High Dependency Unit of Royal North Shore Hospital. He presented acutely on 4 February 2019 with severe suicid…
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained after being struck by a train
Christopher Dewhurst, 27, died by suicide after being struck by a train while on ground leave from a psychiatric unit. He was a compulsory patient subject to a Temporary Treatment Order, admitted with suicidal ideation a…
19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …
PTE Liam Wolf, a 19-year-old Australian Army recruit, died after collapsing on an obstacle course at Kapooka during the final training exercise. He experienced a sudden unexpected cardiac arrhythmia while climbing a ladd…
44y · Female·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured splenic subcapsular haematoma in the setting of …
Kylie Cay, a 44-year-old woman, was brutally assaulted by her partner Justin Turner on 18 June 2016, sustaining rib fractures and other injuries. She was discharged from hospital on 20 June after imaging did not reveal a…
43y · Male·Hanging
A 43-year-old man remanded in custody for serious sexual offences against children died by hanging in an older prison cell. While he expressed fears about safety and had passive suicidal ideation months before his death,…
19y · Male·Hanging
Dylon James Ahquee, aged 19, died by hanging in Townsville Correctional Centre on 26 December 2015. Despite documented self-harm and suicidal ideation as a juvenile, no Self-Harm Episode History flag was raised at adult …
56y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in the setting of supratherapeutic lithium levels
Julie-Anne Kettle, a 56-year-old woman with intellectual disabilities residing in a group home, died from bronchopneumonia in the setting of supratherapeutic lithium levels. She was on lithium 1250 mg/day for psychiatric…
17y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia during restraint, with previous traumatic brain injury as a s…
Pono Aperahama, a 17-year-old with severe traumatic brain injury and moderate intellectual disability, died from cardiac arrhythmia during restraint at a swimming pool. His escalating behaviour in 2017—triggered by schoo…
27y · Female·Multiple sharp force injuries
Ms ZT, a 27-year-old Lebanese woman, was murdered by her husband Mr BR on 17 June 2016 through multiple sharp force injuries. The coroner's investigation revealed a prolonged pattern of severe domestic violence, physical…
61y · Female·Multiple drug (tapentadol, morphine, diazepam, citalopram) intoxication
Margaret Cahill, a 61-year-old nurse assistant, died from multiple drug intoxication after a GP administered 60mg intramuscular morphine without knowing she had consumed tapentadol 1-2 hours earlier. The coroner identifi…
0y · Unknown·Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (co-sleeping)
Baby J, a healthy 23-week-old infant, died from Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) associated with co-sleeping. He was found unresponsive while sleeping chest-to-chest with his father on makeshift bedding wi…
30y · Male·Malignant ventricular arrhythmia without myocardial infarction, precipitated by …
Jack Kokaua, a 30-year-old with schizophrenia and coronary artery disease, died from malignant ventricular arrhythmia during a police encounter after absconding from hospital. Contributing factors included positional asp…
Female·Ray: homicide by a person or persons unknown involving blunt force trauma; Jenni…
A 47-year-old man (Ray) and 49-year-old woman (Jennie) died on or about 22 March 2015 during a prospecting trip in remote Western Australia near Sandstone. Ray's body was found in a disused mineshaft on 8 April 2015; Jen…
26y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from height
A 26-year-old man with schizophrenia was discharged from mental health inpatient care on a community treatment order without meeting his allocated case manager, confirmed accommodation, or drug and alcohol intervention. …
24y · Male·Complications of Brown Snake Bite
Brent Crough, a 24-year-old man, died from complications of brown snake bite in hospital. He was bitten on his right finger while separating the snake from his dog and was transported to Tamworth Base Hospital. Despite a…
42y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 42-year-old NSW Police Sergeant died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while on highway patrol duty. One week prior, he had been notified of a criminal misconduct investigation by Professional Standards Command, but …
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Scott Hambly, a 38-year-old life prisoner with dilated cardiomyopathy, epilepsy, and schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Wolston Correctional Centre in December 2018. He was identified as needing cardiology …
94y · Female·Complications of metastatic lobular carcinoma of the breast in a woman with deme…
A 94-year-old woman with advanced dementia and metastatic breast cancer died from complications of her malignancy. She presented repeatedly with vomiting due to duodenal obstruction from metastatic tumour, but this was n…
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