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65y · Female·Combined effects of acute pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and …
A 65-year-old woman with chronic alcohol use disorder, multiple comorbidities, and progressive functional decline died from combined effects of pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and severe pressure ulcers…
50y · Male·Mixed alcohol and drug toxicity (clozapine, paracetamol, caffeine); cardiac hype…
A 50-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder died from mixed alcohol and drug toxicity (clozapine, paracetamol, caffeine) combined with cardiac hypertrophy. He ceased his antipsychotic medication o…
25y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Stefan Barthelot, a 25-year-old motor mechanic, died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on a rural road in Yellingbo, Victoria. He was travelling at approximately 100-106 km/h on Heal…
32y · Female·Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia caused by dynamic hyperinflation arising from comp…
A 32-year-old woman with Sponastrime Dysplasia (a rare genetic bone disorder) died during elective bariatric surgery. She had undiagnosed subglottic stenosis (airway narrowing) and tracheobronchomalacia. Critical clinica…
20y · Male·gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
Bradley Balzan, 20, died on 23 December 2020 after being shot twice by NSW Police officer SC Vingerhoed during a police operation. The fatal encounter began when Nepean PACT officers stopped Bradley on a street without e…
40y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to ligature compression of the neck
Wendy McCabe, a 40-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, substance use and previous self-harm, died of asphyxiation from ligature compression after fashioning a noose from a standard blanket in her police…
Unknown·Ms Reuben: burns to 97% of body surface area. Mr Navutovuto: multiorgan failure …
Two individuals in a domestic relationship with a documented history of violence died from severe burns in a house fire on 9 August 2022. Police had attended the home hours earlier in response to a welfare concern about …
26y · Male·Suffocation due to inhaling nitrous oxide
A 26-year-old man died from suffocation after intentional recreational nitrous oxide use via a full-face gas mask connected to a cream whipper dispenser. He had purchased 300 cream chargers plus a 640g tank online two da…
39y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, benzodiazepines, olanzapine, zopiclone)
Jason Hosier, a 39-year-old man with complex mental health and substance use history, died from mixed drug toxicity following discharge from Sunshine Hospital. He was subject to an inpatient temporary treatment order and…
40y · Male·Drowning
A 40-year-old male drowned at Point Roadknight Beach while rock fishing at night with friends. He was knocked into the ocean by a large wave or slipped on the wet, uneven rock shelf. The group was not wearing personal fl…
25y · Female·Undetermined
25-year-old German national Simone Strobel was found dead on 17 February 2005 near Lismore, NSW, covered with palm fronds. She died between midnight and 5:30am on 12 February 2005 following an argument with her boyfriend…
56y · Male·DROWNING
A 56-year-old man drowned while snorkelling and freediving off Seal Island in Bass Strait. He was wearing a weighted belt without a buoyancy compensation device or emergency flotation aid, which made it difficult to rema…
8y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus infection
An eight-month-old boy in state child protection care died from Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus coinfection. He presented to regional ED on 2 September with fever and ear infection signs, then 4 September with mi…
34y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds
Amar Dk Kattola, aged 34, was shot and killed by two unknown assailants in the garage of his Fairfield apartment on 10 January 2021. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a targeted attack that occurred at 2:27 am. Desp…
67y · Male·Type 2 respiratory failure due to pneumonia
Dennis Jackson, a 67-year-old from Broken Hill, underwent left upper lobe lobectomy based on a falsely positive lung biopsy contaminated with squamous cell carcinoma tissue from another patient during processing at SA Pa…
55y · Male·Complications of traumatic head injury sustained in a workplace incident (pallia…
David Klingberg, a 55-year-old experienced pile testing engineer, died from traumatic head injury sustained when an auxiliary line hook on a piling rig struck him in the face at a construction site. The hook became jamme…
44y · Female·Cardiac arrest in the context of several contributory factors (physical exertion…
Selesa Tafaifa, a 44-year-old woman with Samoan heritage, died in custody at Townsville Women's Correctional Centre on 30 November 2021 during physical restraint by correctional officers, including application of a safet…
54y · Male·Respiratory failure secondary to prolonged ventilation for management of sepsis …
Christopher McIntosh, a 54-year-old man with Type II diabetes and chronic foot ulcers, died from respiratory failure secondary to sepsis arising from an infected foot ulcer requiring above-knee amputation. He was incarce…
39y · Female·Unascertained
A 39-year-old woman experiencing intimate partner violence was assaulted by her partner on 31 January 2021 and died approximately 5 hours later. The assault caused significant blood loss; however, the medical cause of de…
90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
A 90-year-old woman on warfarin for atrial fibrillation suffered an unwitnessed fall with head strike at an aged care facility. She presented to hospital where a small subdural haemorrhage was not detected on initial CT …
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