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17y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, codeine, methadone, benzodiazepines)
Hannah Charles, a 17-year-old with substance abuse issues, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, codeine, methadone, benzodiazepines) at a private residence where she had been staying with two opioid replacement ther…
38y · Male·Combined effects of methylamphetamine toxicity, violent struggle, and positional…
Kevin Norris, 38, died in police custody after methamphetamine intoxication, violent police restraint at McDonald's, and positional asphyxia at Bowral Police Station. He had schizophrenia and was on a Community Treatment…
49y · Male·Complications arising from immersion (drowning)
Paul Clifton, an experienced 49-year-old skipper, died from complications of immersion (drowning) after his recreational fishing boat sank unexpectedly in open water near Lancelin, Western Australia on 2 June 2013. The b…
39y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head, on a background of alcohol and cannabis toxicity
Elsie May Robertson, 39, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained during domestic violence by her partner James Grannigan on 6 March 2013. She had consumed alcohol and cannabis. Police response was delayed appr…
47y · Male·Carbon monoxide toxicity against a background of coronary artery atheroma
Kingsley Rex Wade, a 47-year-old painter and sandblaster, died from carbon monoxide toxicity on 27 October 2011 while operating a diesel-powered air compressor that supplied breathing air to his protective helmet. The co…
45y · Female·Multi-drug toxicity
Christine Drinnan, aged 45, died from multi-drug toxicity involving lethal morphine levels combined with pethidine, quetiapine, benzodiazepines and alcohol. Over 12 years, her GP Dr H. prescribed dangerous quantities of …
36y · Male·Unknown - advanced decomposition precluded determination
Scott Clements, a 36-year-old man with longstanding mental illness, depression, substance use disorder and multiple suicide attempts, was found dead at his home between 19 August and 14 October 2014. His body was in adva…
36y · Female·Haemorrhage complicating elective caesarean section (placenta praevia accreta)
Ms. Thi Lu, aged 36, died from massive hemorrhage following caesarean section for placenta praevia with underlying placenta accreta. Although imaging could not definitively exclude accreta preoperatively, high-risk prepa…
79y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
John Angeles, aged 79, died of ischaemic heart disease while serving a life sentence for murder. He had severe triple-vessel coronary disease, chronic lung disease, and was on maximal medical therapy. The coroner found h…
13y · Female·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 13-year-old Aboriginal girl in residential care absconded with a vehicle after an extended violent altercation with youth workers and died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash. She had extensive trauma history, PTSD, re…
36y · Male·Drowning
Paul Washington, 36, drowned while kayaking on Port Phillip Bay on 29 November 2011. His modified recreational kayak lacked proper seaworthiness assessment despite being registered as a powered vessel. Critical failures …
40y · Male·Drowning
Kevin Caithness, a 40-year-old man with poor swimming ability, drowned in Port Phillip Bay after his modified kayak filled with water. He had recently purchased a kayak and attached an electric motor via holes drilled th…
60y · Male·medication overdose
Bruce Andrews, a 60-year-old man with major depression and anxiety, died from medication overdose following relationship breakdown and acute alcohol intoxication. He fell from his porch, called his granddaughter reportin…
17y · Female·multiple injuries due to impact by train
A 17-year-old girl with major depressive disorder, a history of self-harm and overdoses, parent-child conflict, and a disclosed history of childhood sexual abuse died by suicide on her first day of Year 12. Critical clin…
70y · Male·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle impact with tram
Martin Yim, a 70-year-old man, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a tram at a pedestrian crossing in Melbourne. The coroner found that Mr Yim's death resulted primarily from his own failure to comply wi…
11y · Male·Craniocervical trauma
This coronial finding concerns the death of Luke Geoffrey Batty, age 11, killed by his father Gregory Anderson on 12 February 2014 during a cricket practice. Luke was struck with a cricket bat and stabbed with a knife. T…
No death occurred; inquiry conducted under s 30(3) of Coroners Act into cause an…
On 12 January 2013, a catastrophic bushfire broke out at Wambelong Camp Ground in Warrumbungle National Park, NSW, burning 56,280 hectares (95% of the park), destroying 53 houses and 113 other buildings, and damaging the…
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
A 42-year-old male with a long history of schizophrenia and dissocial personality disorder was released from prison in August 2011 without parole conditions. Despite police and forensic mental health concerns about his r…
26y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Jason Govan, 26-year-old fitter and turner, was killed in a high-speed head-on collision on the Princes Freeway when the opposing driver, suffering untreated schizophrenia and other mental health conditions, drove the wr…
21y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds deliberately inflicted by member of Afghan National Army
Three Australian soldiers died in an insider attack at Patrol Base Wahab, Afghanistan on 29 August 2012. An Afghan soldier, Hekmatullah, fired approximately 30 rounds killing Sapper James Martin and Private Robert Poate …
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