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63y · Male·Effects of fire
A 63-year-old man with bipolar disorder, Crohn's disease, ADHD and HIV died in a residential fire at his apartment. He was found with evidence of unsafe smoking in bed, including numerous cigarette butts throughout his u…
24y · Male·unknown cause
Parbhat was a 24-year-old Indian international student and worker who disappeared at The Gap in Torndirrup National Park, Albany, WA on 5 August 2024. After moving to Perth in 2021, his circumstances deteriorated followi…
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
A 61-year-old man with extensive cardiac disease collapsed at a supermarket, striking his head and losing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedics identified STEMI and administered heparin on advice from Austin…
29y · Male·Drowning in the setting of flash flooding
Fan Yang, 29, drowned during unprecedented flash flooding at Buchan Caves Reserve on 26 December 2023 while exiting with his partner after a cave tour. Over 60mm rain fell in 30 minutes, causing rapid water rise. The cou…
89y · Female·Burn wounds and the consequences thereof
Judy Ingham, aged 89, suffered severe burns from excessively hot water while bathing in her apartment on 26 August 2022, dying 26 days later from burn wound complications. A licensed plumber failed to install a required …
Female·sodium nitrite poisoning
A 70-year-old school teacher and community advocate with motor neuron disease (MND) died by sodium nitrite ingestion on 27 April 2023. She had explicitly expressed wishes to end her life and explored available options. P…
56y · Male·complications of viral hepatitis related advanced-chronic liver disease
Russell Graham Penny, 56, a Noongar man, died from advanced liver disease with hepatocellular carcinoma while in prison custody. With chronic hepatitis C from intravenous drug use, Russell had developed cirrhosis and was…
58y · Male·acute myocardial infarction caused by ischaemic heart disease
Gregory Merriman, a 58-year-old Aboriginal man, died from acute myocardial infarction caused by advanced ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre on 27 December 2022. He experi…
35y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest due to vertebro…
A 35-year-old woman presented to a rural hospital with a three-day history of collapses, slurred speech, vomiting, and abnormal eye movements. A non-contrast CT head scan was normal, and she was discharged with a diagnos…
Female·Hypothermia
Two young Chinese international students died from hypothermia while hiking Mount Bogong in severe weather conditions. They were inexperienced hikers who underestimated the alpine environment's dangers. Despite carrying …
Female·Hypothermia
Two young international students died from hypothermia while hiking Mount Bogong in severe weather conditions (temperatures -3.2 to 8.1°C, heavy snow, poor visibility, high winds). Despite possessing appropriate clothing…
29y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
BX, aged 29, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on 17 July 2023 during a police siege at Bowenfels, NSW. Following a domestic violence incident report, police arrived and BX refused entry, triggering a …
73y · Male·Effects of fire
A 73-year-old man died in a residential fire in rural Victoria. He was found unresponsive in his bedroom and declared deceased after fire rescue and paramedic resuscitation attempts. Autopsy confirmed death from smoke in…
57y · Male·Smoke inhalation
Ashleigh Peter Mills, aged 57, died from smoke inhalation in a house fire on 31 August 2020. The fire started from a discarded cigarette in an armchair where his housemate had been smoking and drinking. Multiple preventa…
54y · Female·Severe burns sustained in a house fire (palliated)
Carol Fay Slade, a 54-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2003 motorcycle accident and mobility limitations, died from severe burns sustained in a house fire at her public housing property in Shepparton. The…
39y · Male·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, methylamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of restraint …
Anthony Parisi, 39, died from multidrug toxicity (GHB, methamphetamine, ketamine) in a setting of police restraint and moderate coronary artery atherosclerosis. He consumed large quantities of GHB and methamphetamine on …
74y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a fire
Nigel Willoughby, 74, died from complications of burns sustained in a house fire on 2 September 2020. The fire was caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette igniting an armchair in the lounge room while he was smoking a…
70y · Male·Smoke inhalation
A 70-year-old man died from smoke inhalation in a residential fire at his public housing unit. He lived in severe hoarding and squalor, without electricity for over three years following a billing dispute. The fire likel…
Unknown·Choking; Mr Gesios: large bolus of bread and scrambled eggs causing complete air…
Two aged care residents died from choking on bread despite being prescribed minced and moist diets that prohibited regular bread. Mr Gesios was fed bread dipped in Milo by an inexperienced AIN without adequate supervisio…
78y · Male·Acute pancreatitis
A 78-year-old man with a long history of mental illness and multiple chronic physical conditions died from acute pancreatitis on 12 May 2025, nine days after presenting with nausea and vomiting at Thomas Embling Hospital…
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