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28 results for cocaine intoxication

NSWcommunity2023-11-07

Inquest into the death of AAB

26y · Male·acute cocaine and alcohol toxicity

AAB, a 26-year-old man with a history of substance abuse and mental health issues, died from acute cocaine and alcohol toxicity while in police custody. He presented to a hotel with agitated, paranoid behaviour a…

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VIChome2020-04-23

Finding into death of Baillee Petra Schneider

25y · Female·Compression of the neck

…old woman, died by suicide via neck compression while intoxicated. She had a history of substance misuse (cocaine, alcohol), anxiety treated with Zoloft, and was taking alprazolam. On the morning of her death, she learn…

psychiatrytoxicologyalcohol
VIC2024-10-24

Finding into death of Gaurav Malhotra

35y · Male·Injuries sustained in a train overrun

… 35-year-old male died after being struck by a train while heavily intoxicated and under the influence of cocaine. He left home after arriving from a social event, came to be on the railway tracks near Westgarth Station…

alcohol
VIChome2025-05-30

Finding into death of Maxwell Brett Lawson

35y · Male·Stab wound to the back

…ound the death was entirely preventable. Contributing factors included Lawson's use of methylamphetamine, cocaine, and alcohol (BAC 0.14), combined with sleep deprivation, which likely impaired judgment. The presence of…

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VICcommunity2025-08-18

Finding into death of B

23y · Male·drowning in the setting of mixed drug consumption (ethanol, MDMA, cocaine, ketam…

…-old competent swimmer drowned in the Yarra River after consuming multiple drugs including alcohol, MDMA, cocaine, ketamine, 2-fluoro-2-oxo-PCE, and benzodiazepines. He disappeared suddenly while swimming with friends i…

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VIC2026-01-28

Finding into death of L N

28y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage sustained in an unwitnessed fall

… unwitnessed fall at his apartment building. He had been heavily intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.27 g/100mL, cocaine positive) at a social event and fell down stairs in the communal area around 11:15pm. He was found consci…

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VIC2021-04-29

Finding into death of Spiros Boursinos

45y · Male·coronary artery disease and mechanical asphyxia in a man using cocaine

A 45-year-old man with a history of drug-induced psychosis, cocaine use, and underlying coronary artery disease died in police custody following physical restraint at a lice…

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TAS2020-06-15

Coroner's Finding: Crawford, Jacob Raymond

35y · Male·Head injury with multifocal diffuse brain injury resulting in raised intracrania…

… Blood analysis revealed alcohol level of 0.161 g/100mL (over three times legal driving limit) and recent cocaine use. These substances significantly impaired judgment and motor control. The quad bike lacked rollover pr…

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VIChome2022-11-23

Finding into death of B JF

23y · Male·Undetermined

A 23-year-old male died from an undetermined cause following a night of cocaine and nitrous oxide use. He experienced paranoid and delusional thoughts, hallucinations about demonic poss…

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ACTcommunity2026-06-19

Inquest into the death of KT

24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident

…approximately 109 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. The deceased was under the influence of alcohol (0.179g/100mL), cocaine, and MDMA, and was using his mobile phone while driving. During the collision, the utility tray detached …

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NSWcommunity2026-02-24

Inquest into the deaths of Jebriel Dandan and Seiffedine Malas

24y · Male·Multiple Traumatic Injuries sustained as a result of motor vehicle crash during …

…ds without activating lights and sirens before the vehicle crashed. The driver was under the influence of cocaine, cannabis, tramadol (at supra-therapeutic levels), and benzodiazepines, all of which impaired driving abi…

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NSW2024-03-13

Inquest into the death of O A

44y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from cliff

…tion of doctor shopping in March 2019, his access to Endone was restricted. He began self-medicating with cocaine in mid-2019, leading to admission with drug-induced psychosis in November 2019. After discharge, despite …

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VIChome2021-03-31

Finding into death of Jordan

22y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to restraint in the context of combin…

A 22-year-old male died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following restraint during acute intoxication with novel psychoactive substances (NPS). He unknowingly ingested 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine (so…

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SA2018-06-28

Coroner's Finding: CLAVELL Rodney Ian

46y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head (self-inflicted)

…lavell was a high-risk wanted offender with extensive criminal history, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine, steroids), and known violent behaviour. Police implemented a cordon-and-call strategy, which the coroner…

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SA2005-11-08

Coroner's Finding: SHEPPARD Daniel Nicholas

19y · Male·Unknown - presumed dead following disappearance

This coronial finding concerns the disappearance of Daniel Nicholas Sheppard, a 19-year-old who vanished from Port Adelaide Railway Station on New Year's Day 1995 after a night of socialising in Adelaide. The coroner fou…

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NSW2022-07-22

Inquest into the death of Daniel KING

33y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds to the head, trunk and limbs

Daniel King died following multiple gunshot wounds sustained during a police operation. He had acquired a firearm and attended three locations in western Sydney, discharging it before arriving at Penrith Police Station w…

psychiatryneurologysystemcocaine
QLD2021-05-28

Scorsese, Liam Cooper

31y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the neck and chest

…ed partner's parents' home in Queensland. He had a history of violence, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine), and untreated mental health issues including drug-induced paranoia. Despite repeated directions from hi…

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VICcommunity2021-08-18

Finding into death of David Perry

35y · Male·unascertained - multifactorial: underlying ischaemic heart disease, drug intoxic…

David Perry, aged 35, died from unascertained causes during police arrest at Bellbrae on 11 January 2019. He presented to The Alfred with acute paranoia, hallucinations and agitation following synthetic cannabis use, and…

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VIChospital2020

Finding into death of Jayden Kyle Morgan

21y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)

Jayden Kyle Morgan, 21, died from traumatic brain injury after being struck by a car on Pearcedale Road, Cranbourne South, Victoria. He was walking along the road at 10.57pm after leaving a birthday party, having consume…

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QLDcommunity2014-03-21

Birt, Dulcie Isabelle

31y · Female·Consequences of an undetermined assault

Dulcie Birt, a 31-year-old woman with a history of substance abuse, died in Riverview bushland in October 2009 following an assault by her partner Alwyn Gwilliams. While Gwilliams provided a detailed account of a fatal m…

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