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53y · Male·Burns to 75% of body surface area and severe lower airway inhalation injury
Barry Michael Daly, 53, died from severe burns (75% BSA) and inhalation injury sustained in a deliberately-set house fire on 20 April 2008. He had been detained at Glenside Hospital on 10 April 2008 under the Mental Heal…
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…
43y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds received during a police operation
Michael Capel, 43, suffered from schizophrenia managed with monthly antipsychotic injections from his GP. In October 2008, he missed his injection scheduled for 5 September. His mother noticed behavioural changes and enc…
73y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma due to recent head trauma in the context of …
Brian O'Connor, a 73-year-old man with vascular dementia, was admitted to a mental health inpatient unit following aggressive behaviour. He was placed on 15-minute observations due to Level 3 falls risk. Over several wee…
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…
31y · Male·Overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) in combination with alcohol
Travis Graham, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness, self-harm, and substance abuse, died from an overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) combined with alcohol. He had previously overdosed on the same medication …
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…
53y · Male·multiple large incised defects to the head and single stab wound to the chest
Mr X, aged 53, was killed by his son Mr A who was subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO) supervised by Peninsula Health Mental Health Services. Mr A had a complex history of mental illness (schizophreniform paranoi…
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…
26y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head (self-inflicted)
Mark Bailey, a 26-year-old with obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, alcohol dependence, and a history of violence, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was under treatment by a psychiatrist and psychologist w…
47y · Female·insulin overdose
Katherine Walton, a 47-year-old registered nurse, died from insulin overdose in April 2007. She had a complex medical history including hepatitis C, depression, chronic back pain, epilepsy, and substance use issues. Afte…
73y · Female·neck compression by ligature
Sofija Dobrijevic, a 73-year-old woman detained under the Mental Health Act, died by ligature strangulation in a closed psychiatric ward at Glenside Hospital. She had chronic pain since a 2002 fall, depression, and histr…
31y · Male·Combined effects of multiple drugs in an obese male with findings suggestive of …
Simon Mark Gray, a 31-year-old man, died from combined effects of multiple medications in the setting of obesity and bronchopneumonia, less than 24 hours after discharge from psychiatric hospital. He had suffered a workp…
32y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
David Mathew Smith, 32, died by plastic bag asphyxia on 25 November 2007. He had schizophrenia, chronic motor tic disorder, sexual paraphilia, and a history of explosive-making offences. He was subject to concurrent bail…
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