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28y · Male·Hanging
Daylon Roeton, 28, died by hanging in a mental health seclusion room using a ligature made from blanket binding. He was admitted involuntarily after expressing suicidal ideation and paracetamol overdose. The coroner foun…
40y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis
Shane Narrier, a 40-year-old Aboriginal man, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis on 5 June 2020 at Acacia Prison. On 27 May 2020, he reported chest pains via the Custody Messaging System (CMS) to a prison nurse. Th…
31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following out of hospital cardiac arrest in a m…
31-year-old Darren Culleton died from hypoxic brain injury after choking on the hood of his coveralls while in police custody. He had presented to St Vincent's Hospital with acute intoxication and self-harm behavior (att…
74y · Male·Drowning
Alan Beeby, an experienced 74-year-old boatman, drowned after his newly purchased Halvorsen 42 motor yacht 'Eliza 1' capsized in moderate sea conditions (1m following seas, 15-18 knot winds from northeast). Expert naval …
29y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
Joshua Tovey, aged 29, was fatally stabbed by his brother Jesse on 18 January 2021 following a dispute over repaid money. Jesse was subject to a Community Corrections Order (CCO) for family violence offences at the time.…
26y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries from fall from height; significant contributing co…
A 26-year-old woman with severe borderline personality disorder died by suicide following a fall from cliffs. She presented to hospital after a serious suicide attempt earlier the same day. Expert evidence indicates she …
31y · Male·hanging
B W, aged 31, died by hanging following emergency police removal of his daughter from his care under the Care and Protection Act. The removal occurred in early hours of 17 April 2020 during COVID-19 lockdown. B W had lon…
86y · Female·Bronchopneumonia complicating chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collis…
An 86-year-old woman died from bronchopneumonia complicating chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 17 June 2019. A stolen vehicle being driven recklessly by an unlicensed driver under the influence of …
30y · Male·Gunshot wound to the neck and head
Daniel Bolton, aged 30, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck and head while attempting to avoid arrest by police. He had a history of drug addiction, mental health issues including depression, anxiety and…
Male·Hunt: self-inflicted gunshot wound to head; Reynolds: self-inflicted gunshot wou…
This coronial finding examined four police suicides in Tasmania between 2016-2020. Constable Hunt died by gunshot wound after being stood down from duty without welfare support; his personal phone was unlawfully seized, …
24y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in single motor vehicle crash
Jethro Wolf Douglas, aged 24, died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained when he drove his vehicle at 101 km/h (twice the posted 50 km/h limit) around a curve he could not negotiate, resulting in a crash. His …
21y · Male·Gross cerebral trauma due to multiple comminuted depressed fractures of skull du…
Gareth Dodunski, a 21-year-old floorhand, was fatally struck by an ST-80 Iron Roughneck tool on 23 June 2013 while setting a dog collar on a drill string. The driller, Jacob Kilby, activated the ST-80 in a moment of inad…
1y · Male·Drowning
Master H, a 21-month-old boy, drowned in a dam on his family's rural property in Victoria. He was playing in the yard while his mother supervised from inside the house. Despite temporary fencing installed around the yard…
83y · Male·complications of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (treated surgically)
An 83-year-old male prisoner died from complications of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) after a 5-month delay in diagnostic confirmation and treatment. An incidental finding of an 8.7 cm AAA was identified on …
0y · Male·hypoxia and reduced pulmonary perfusion complicating congenital heart disease
Logan Scott Fergusson, a 6½-week-old neonate with complex congenital heart disease (pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect), died from hypoxia and reduced pulmonary perfusion following surgery at the Royal Chil…
Male·Multiple injuries due to or as a consequence of an aircraft accident (controlled…
On 11 March 2020, a Cessna 404 aircraft carrying five people crashed near Lockhart River, Queensland, killing all occupants. The pilot attempted two RNAV GNSS instrument approaches in poor weather with heavy rain and low…
0y · Female·Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) category 2
Baby A, born on 6 August 2018 to a mother in remand custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, died of SIDS category 2 on 18 August 2018 aged 12 days. She was born with neonatal abstinence syndrome due to maternal methadone u…
86y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning
An 86-year-old man with recent stroke, declining mental health, and expressed suicidal ideation died by carbon monoxide poisoning. He was assessed in hospital ED, deemed not to meet Mental Health Act criteria, and discha…
15y · Male·Hanging
A 15-year-old Aboriginal boy with complex trauma history, including physical abuse, parental mental illness, and 40+ child protection reports, disclosed a suicide attempt to his school counsellor in December 2019. A mand…
Female·unascertained
Two Indigenous women from the Pilbara disappeared in late 1998 without trace: Veronica Lockyer (33 years old) and her infant daughter Adell Partridge (7 months old). Veronica was last seen at a Centrelink office in South…
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