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TAS2020-07-02

Coroner's Finding: Neubert, Olga

37y · Female·Contact gunshot wound to the head

Olga Neubert, a 37-year-old woman from the Philippines, was shot fatally by her estranged husband Klaus Dieter Neubert on 14 May 2015 in Hobart, Tasmania. She had recently separated from him following escalating controll…

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VIChospital2020-07-02

Finding into death of Cai Wheeler-Trow

0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of labour

Baby Cai Wheeler-Trow was born at 36 weeks and 2 days following a failed instrumental delivery and emergency caesarean section. He developed a skull fracture and subgaleal haemorrhage, presenting with clinical deteriorat…

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VIChospital2020-07-01

Finding into death of Baby M

3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating drowning

A 3-year-old boy drowned in a home swimming pool after the pool gate failed to latch properly due to wear and lack of maintenance. The gate did not comply with Australian Standards requiring self-closing and self-latchin…

emergency medicineintensive caresystemdelay
TAShome2020-06-30

Coroner's Finding: Hinley, David John

74y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (codeine, paracetamol, mirtazapine, promethazin…

A 74-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including cerebellar ataxia, COPD, depression and anxiety died from mixed prescription drug toxicity. He had cognitive impairment affecting medication management and hab…

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TAShospital2020-06-30

Coroner's Finding: Shrimpton, Dallas Brooks

54y · Male·carbon monoxide asphyxia

Dallas Brooks Shrimpton, a 54-year-old man with severe alcohol dependence, chronic depression, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by carbon monoxide asphyxiation. He presented to Royal Hobart Hospital ED on 16 …

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemalcohol
QLDPodcast2020-06-30

Ayliffe-Chung, Mia Mishka Annie and; Jackson, Thomas Leslie - Non-inquest findings

Unknown·Mia: Stab wound to heart; Thomas: Stab wound to brain

Two young UK backpackers, Mia Ayliffe-Chung (20) and Thomas Jackson (30), were fatally stabbed at a Queensland hostel on 23 August 2016 by a French backpacker, Smail Ayad, who was psychotic and cannabis-intoxicated. Ayad…

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QLDmental health2020-06-29

Rangi, Taare Tamakehu

44y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia during physical restraint

Taare Rangi, a 44-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died from cardiac arrhythmia during physical restraint in a mental health unit. Critical failures occurred at multiple levels: (1) the decision to acutely s…

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QLDcommunityPodcast2020-06-26

Nyholt, Nicole Sonia and Clark, Margaret Louisa

Female·Burns due to gas explosion due to motor vehicle collision with building

A 60-year-old man with a long-standing history of seizures experienced an epileptic seizure while driving and lost control of his vehicle. It collided with an LPG gas cylinder outside a café, triggering an explosion that…

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NSWcommunity2020-06-25

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Bennett DOMINICK

41y · Male·unable to determine

Bennett Dominick disappeared on 10 January 2015 from the remote Coocoran Opal Fields near Lightning Ridge, NSW. The inquest found he was deceased but could not determine the cause or manner of death. Critical systemic fa…

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WAcommunity2020-06-15

Inquest into the Death of Thorvald Anthony NIELSEN

29y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds

A 29-year-old male died from multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by police Tactical Response Group (TRG) officers during a failed arrest operation. The deceased had stolen firearms, was suspected of being armed, and had ex…

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VIChome2020-06-15

Finding into death of Gordon Malcolm Wallace

71y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia and argon gas inhalation

A 71-year-old man with metastatic bladder cancer, chronic renal failure, and recent dialysis initiation deliberately ended his life using argon gas inhalation. Over 12 years of progressive cancer treatment, multiple surg…

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TAShome2020-06-12

Coroner's Finding: Arnold, Derek William

51y · Male·acute methadone toxicity

A 51-year-old man died from acute methadone toxicity with a blood level of 2.5 mg/L (within fatal range). He was prescribed methadone tablets by his GP for chronic pain management since at least March 2014. Investigation…

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VIChome2020-06-12

Finding into death of Daniel Isaac Semple

39y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, oxazepam, carbamazepine, levetirace…

A 39-year-old man with epilepsy and opioid dependence died from multiple drug toxicity involving methadone, benzodiazepines (diazepam, oxazepam), antiepileptics (carbamazepine, levetiracetam), and mirtazapine. He was pre…

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QLD2020-06-08

Betts, Christopher

34y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head

Christopher Betts, a 34-year-old Australian private security contractor deployed to Iraq, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on 12 May 2016. While on leave between deployments, Betts was in a colleague'…

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TAShospital2020-06-05

Coroner's Finding: Dickinson, Mary Marguerite

58y · Female·pneumonia, likely aspiration pneumonia

Mary Marguerite Dickinson, aged 58, died of pneumonia on 20 January 2018 at the Roy Fagan Centre after admission with a complex scapula fracture and severe cognitive decline from alcoholic dementia. The coroner found her…

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VIChome2020-06-05

Finding into death of Gregory Allen Floyd

43y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head

Gregory Allen Floyd, aged 43, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following the killing of his partner Ora Holt. In the months preceding the deaths, Mr Floyd exhibited delusional beliefs that Ms Holt was having affa…

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VICaged care2020-06-03

Finding into death of Annette Lee Douglass

60y · Female·Respiratory arrest in the setting of aspiration pneumonia; seizures associated w…

A 60-year-old woman with Down syndrome, Alzheimer's dementia, and epilepsy died from respiratory arrest due to aspiration pneumonia after a seizure. A multi-day delay in anticonvulsant medication (phenytoin) occurred due…

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WA2020-06-02

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Barry Ray JESSEN

24y · Male·drowning by misadventure following accidental fall overboard from fishing vessel…

Barry Ray Jessen, a 24-year-old deckhand, disappeared from the fishing vessel Cape Palmerston on 17 August 2006 whilst working between Carnarvon and Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia. After falling unexpectedly into …

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QLDhome2020-06-02

Lee, Mason Jet

1y · Male·Abdominal injuries (perforation of small bowel and mesentery with peritonitis pr…

Mason Lee, aged 22 months, died on 11 June 2016 from abdominal injuries inflicted by his mother's partner, William O'Sullivan, combined with severe neglect. Mason was admitted to hospital in February 2016 with severe per…

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NSWhome2020-06-01

Inquest into the death of A P

2y · Female·drowning

A 2-year-old child died by drowning at her home in September 2016. Her mother was suffering from acute psychosis and had stopped taking antipsychotic medication days before the death. Critical failures occurred: the chil…

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