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57y · Female·Injuries sustained when struck by a train
Mairi Elizabeth Noble, a 57-year-old woman with a history of alcoholism who achieved sobriety, presented to the Northern Hospital ED twice in the days before her death by suicide. She was discharged prematurely on 21 Feb…
22y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan and op…
Adrian Westlund, a 22-year-old with complex drug-seeking behaviour and polypharmacy addiction, died of combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan). He manipulated multiple GPs by misreprese…
35y · Female·Stab wound to chest penetrating the descending thoracic aorta resulting in catas…
DM, a 35-year-old woman, died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by her husband during a domestic violence incident on 26 June 2011. The wound penetrated the descending thoracic aorta, causing catastrophic blood lo…
84y · Female·acute left subdural haematoma
Marie Janet Ford, 84 years old with dementia, fell from a chair at a residential aged care facility and sustained an acute left subdural haematoma. She was on warfarin for deep vein thrombosis and atrial fibrillation. In…
27y · Female·multiple gunshot injuries with a stab injury to the heart
Penelope Pratt, 27, was murdered on 28 November 2010 following discharge from a psychiatric admission at Maroondah Hospital. She called 000 twice that evening from an unsafe situation with armed individuals. The first ca…
41y · Male·Hanging
Paul Cooper, a 41-year-old man with bipolar disorder, died by hanging in August 2015, eleven days after psychiatric review. He had recently commenced Isotretinoin for severe acne, which coincided with development of para…
44y · Male·pneumonia (with multiple left-sided rib fractures as the antecedent cause)
Jimmy James, a 44-year-old man, died from pneumonia with multiple left-sided rib fractures secondary to a physical assault. He presented to Westmead Hospital ED with clinical signs of septic shock (tachypnoea, hypoxia, h…
0y · Female·Blunt head trauma from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by father
Ebony Napier, aged 4 months, died from blunt head trauma resulting from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by her father Bradley Napier-Tucker over several weeks. A critical failure occurred when the South Australian ch…
29y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
Benjamin Hodgson, a 29-year-old man, presented to his GP on 20 January 2014 with polyuria, polydipsia, difficulty sleeping, fever (38.6°C), and hypertension. The GP diagnosed a urinary tract infection and prescribed anti…
14y · Male·Drowning
Matthew Barclay, 14, died during an under-15 board race at the 2012 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Kurrawa Beach. While competing, he became unconscious likely from impact with a dumping wave on shallow san…
15y · Female·Hanging
Zakiya, a 15-year-old Barkindji Maraura woman, died by hanging at Mildura Base Hospital following a family argument about repaying a borrowed $300. She had disclosed experiences of childhood sexual abuse by her uncle, ph…
58y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (eucalyptus oil, alcohol, venlafaxine, quetiapine, propra…
A 58-year-old man with chronic depression, anxiety and personality disorders died from combined drug toxicity (eucalyptus oil, alcohol, venlafaxine, quetiapine, propranolol, diazepam) after presenting to ED with suicidal…
29y · Female·blunt head injuries
Sharon Denise Siermans, a 29-year-old mother, was murdered by Jason Dinsley in April 2013 while he was on parole. Dinsley had a long history of violent sexual offences and had tested positive to cannabis in March 2013, t…
Female·Five separate deaths: Ruby Nicholls-Diver—ligature compression of neck (hanging)…
Five former psychiatric patients of Alma Street Centre (part of Fremantle Hospital) died between March 2011 and March 2012. Two died by suicide within 24 hours of discharge; one disappeared and was found deceased; one ab…
Female·Multiple causes: Ruby Natasha Nicholls-Diver: ligature compression of neck (hang…
Five psychiatric patients from Alma Street Centre (Fremantle Hospital) died by suicide within 12 months (March 2011-March 2012). Two died within 24 hours of discharge, demonstrating critical failures in mental health ser…
Unknown·Ruby: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Carly: ligature compression of…
Five young to middle-aged people with serious mental health conditions died by suicide within 12 months (March 2011 to March 2012) while under care from Alma Street Centre mental health services in Western Australia. Rub…
Multiple - hanging (2), unknown/unascertainable (1), multiple injuries from fall…
Five patients of Alma Street Centre's psychiatric unit died within 12 months (2011-2012). Three died by suicide within 24 hours of discharge; one disappeared and died; one absconded while detained and died. Clinical less…
Unknown·Ruby Nicholls-Diver: ligature compression of neck (hanging); Carly Jean Elliott:…
Five psychiatric patients of Alma Street Centre died between March 2011 and March 2012. Two (Ruby Nicholls-Diver and Anthony Edwards) died within 24 hours of discharge; two (Carly Elliott and Michael Thomas) died shortly…
Unknown·Ruby: ligature compression of neck (hanging); Carly: ligature compression of nec…
Five young adults died by suicide within 12 months (March 2011 to March 2012), all connected to Alma Street Centre mental health services at Fremantle Hospital. Four were discharged (Ruby Nicholls-Diver, Carly Elliott, M…
19y · Male·Severe traumatic head injury sustained from impact with roadway surface after ex…
Jayden Craig Field, a 19-year-old intoxicated male, died from severe traumatic head injury sustained when he exited a moving taxi at approximately 41-48 km/h after a planned fare evasion. The coroner found that all four …
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