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19y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)
Jacob Van Berlo, a 19-year-old male, died by hanging following a suicide. He had a history of depression treated with sertraline and an uncontrolled gambling addiction. On the day of death, after receiving his weekly pay…
22y · Male·Drowning
A 22-year-old Sudanese man drowned after inexplicably jumping from a jetty into Lake Narracan despite being unable to swim. The water was 2 metres deep with zero visibility, submerged obstacles, and thick mud. He entered…
24y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to drug abuse and overdose of multiple drugs
A 24-year-old man with schizophrenia died from aspiration pneumonia following overdose of multiple drugs including diazepam, tramadol, morphine, and others. The day before death, he took excess diazepam to manage auditor…
Male·Drowning
Gordon Edward Wright drowned after capsizing his boat at Manns Beach Entrance on 18 November 2009. He became fatigued in the water and was unable to prevent aspiration. The coroner found this death was likely preventable…
48y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in the incident with the cherry picker. Mechan…
Ms Peuckert, a 48-year-old farm worker with 12 years experience, died from crush injuries to her neck and chest while operating an Afron HAS-650 cherry picker on her employer's farm. She was directed to use the machine a…
0y · Female·Subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhages due to late onset vitamin K deficiency bl…
A 33-day-old exclusively breastfed baby died from subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhages caused by late-onset vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). The parents, exercising informed choice based on spiritual beliefs, decl…
15y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury, due to hanging
A 15-year-old boy died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following a hanging attempt on 10 November 2004. The death occurred hours after his parents were informed by the school that he had been absent for seven consecu…
42y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision (pedestrian), with ac…
A 42-year-old Aboriginal man died after being struck by a vehicle while lying intoxicated on a roadway at night in Coconut Grove, an identified alcohol-related crash hotspot. With a blood alcohol level of 0.22%, he was s…
49y · Female·Blunt force head injury from pedestrian-pushbike collision
A 49-year-old woman died from catastrophic head injuries sustained in a pedestrian-bicycle collision on a footpath in Darwin. She exited a gate with obscured visibility and stepped directly into the path of a 12-year-old…
17y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
On 12 July 2024, a 17-year-old Aboriginal male and a 64-year-old Aboriginal female died in a road traffic crash on Tanami Road, Northern Territory. The driver, unlicensed with a significant history of traffic offences, w…
Combination of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries sustained in motor vehicle …
Two men died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle collision on the Arnhem Highway on 28 March 2024. The driver (30M) and front-seat passenger (27M) were killed when their Toyota HiAce van left the road at approximately 160 …
0y · Female·Sudden unexpected death of an infant (SUDI) from viral pneumonitis (Rhinovirus a…
A 5-week-old Aboriginal infant with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) died of sudden unexpected infant death (SUDI) caused by viral pneumonitis from rhinovirus and enterovirus. She was found unresponsive at a remote…
Male·Multiple gunshot wounds from police shooting
Tyler Cassidy, 18, died after police shot him multiple times when he advanced on them with two knives in a public park. The coroner found that while Tyler's actions were deliberate, they were not voluntary—he was overwhe…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
Nathan Carl Skewes, age 31, died on 10 June 2012 from mixed drug toxicity involving his deceased wife's powerful palliative medications (fentanyl, ketamine, hydromorphone, morphine, codeine, paracetamol, cannabinoids). H…
21y · Male·Sepsis and Streptococcus pyogenes necrotising fasciitis of the left leg
A 21-year-old university student sustained an ankle injury during an evening out and attended hospital ED the following day with ankle pain. X-rays showed no fracture and he was diagnosed with a sprained ankle, discharge…
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