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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…
32y · Male·contact range gunshot wound to the forehead, self-inflicted
A 32-year-old male with long-standing depression and Asperger's syndrome died by firearm suicide. His medical care was appropriate and well-managed. However, critical systemic failures occurred in firearms licensing. He …
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…
64y · Female·phosphine toxicity from deliberate ingestion of aluminium phosphide fumigation p…
Janice Croft, 64, died from phosphine toxicity after deliberately ingesting fumigation pellets during a police intervention on her property facing eviction for mortgage default. Ms Croft had long-standing bipolar disorde…
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 …
80y · Female·acute subdural haematoma following a fall while on warfarin for atrial fibrillat…
Mrs Bowerman, aged 80, fell at home on warfarin anticoagulation and sustained a minor head injury with no initial neurological signs. Paramedic Turnbull assessed her as requiring no transport (TNR), despite her anticoagu…
3y · Female·gunshot wound to the head
A 3-year-old girl was killed by her mother, who was experiencing a severe psychotic episode with suicidal and homicidal ideation. The mother had a history of Brief Psychotic Disorder (diagnosed 2015), was on olanzapine 1…
39y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head
A 39-year-old woman with brief psychotic disorder experiencing suicidal and homicidal ideation killed her 4-year-old daughter and herself. She had been diagnosed with psychosis in 2015, treated with olanzapine, and disch…
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 …
37y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
Sharni Dee Connolly, a 37-year-old registered nurse turned naturopath, died from multiple drug toxicity following a hamstring injury requiring opioid analgesia. She was prescribed excessive quantities of pregabalin (105m…
Presumed drowned at sea
Five people drowned when their 7-metre banana boat capsized in rough seas in the Torres Strait on 31 July 2019. The vessel was unsuited to the deteriorating weather conditions (30-knot winds, 2-metre swells), and critica…
27y · Male·Gabriella: Multiple stab wounds; Tafari: Gunshot injuries to the head and abdome…
Two deaths in a domestic violence and police operation context. Gabriella Thompson, 27, was fatally stabbed by her partner Tafari Walton in domestic violence circumstances on 13 March 2019. Police received a concern for …
31y · Male·Blunt force head and neck injury caused by all-terrain vehicle landing on deceas…
Benjamin Watts, 31, died from blunt force head and neck trauma when an ATV he was driving at Darwin Correctional Centre rolled over and landed on him. He was not wearing a seatbelt or helmet despite manufacturer warnings…
9y · Male·Traumatic head injury with diffuse cerebral swelling and subdural haemorrhage ca…
Bradyn Dillon, aged 9, was brutally beaten to death by his father Graham Dillon in February 2016. The inquest examined how multiple agencies—police, child protection, education, and health services—failed to protect him …
64y · Male·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia complicating end stage Parkinson's disease
Gary Edward Holmes, 64, died from hypostatic bronchopneumonia complicating end-stage Parkinson's disease while receiving palliative care at Colac Hospital. He was a profoundly disabled man (deaf and blind from childhood)…
69y · Female·Complications of a subdural haemorrhage (palliated) sustained in a fall
Josephine Helen Clarke, age 69, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at Kingston Centre rehabilitation facility on 11 September 2018. Mrs Clarke had been recovering from a subarachnoid ha…
3y · Female·tramadol toxicity
A 3-year-old girl in state care died from tramadol toxicity after accessing prescribed opioid medication left unsecured in her carer's bedroom. The child was removed from her mother's care due to neglect and substance ab…
57y · Female·Head and chest injuries due to motor vehicle collision (driver)
A 57-year-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes died in a motor vehicle collision caused by hypoglycaemia while driving. Her insulin pump data showed 16 hypoglycaemic events in the preceding month, with multiple epis…
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