271 results for “mental_health_crisis”
22y · Male·gunshot injury to the chest
Hayden Paul Stacey, 22, died from a gunshot wound to the chest inflicted by police constable Lucinda Boon during a mental health crisis incident on 27 May 2018 at Peel Health Campus, Western Australia. Stacey had called …
29y · Male·Effects of fire
A 29-year-old Afghan asylum seeker died by self-immolation in bushland after deliberately pouring petrol over himself and igniting it. He had been diagnosed with significant mental health issues during immigration detent…
22y · Female·gunshot wound to the chest
Courtney Topic, a 22-year-old woman with undiagnosed schizophrenia in acute psychosis, was fatally shot by police in February 2015 after leaving home with a large knife. She was unable to understand or respond to police …
47y · Male·Extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set fire
A 47-year-old male died from extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set house fire on 29 November 2020. He had experienced a relationship breakdown and severe depression with suicidal ideation. He presented to hospi…
Male·Transection of the aorta with exsanguination caused by gunshot wounds to the mid…
Warren I'Anson died from gunshot wounds to the mid-back on 17 November 1995 during a police response to a mental health crisis. He had schizophrenia, recently experienced grief from his wife and friend's deaths, and was …
Male·hanging
Michael William Hamlyn, aged 17–27 years, died by hanging in bushland in July 2016, discovered three months later in October 2016. He had a history of mental health crisis at age 17 following a police interaction, includ…
43y · Male·head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained when intentionally stepping into th…
Adrian Steven Lacroix, a 43-year-old man with a long history of mental health problems, severe depression, and suicidal ideation since 2013, died by suicide on 6 March 2021. On the day of his death, following a police ca…
27y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest fired by Sergeant Matthew Gale of the Australian Fede…
Nathan Doherty, aged 27, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by AFP Sergeant Matthew Gale during a mental health crisis. Nathan had a long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, with two prior suicide attempt…
41y · Female·Cause of death could not be established due to advanced decomposition
Cecilia Devine, a 41-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, was last seen alive on 6 September 2018 in Katoomba, NSW. Her body was discovered in the Upper Cascade Dam in March 2019, with aerial imaging suggesting death oc…
36y · Male·Drowning
Gary Dale Sargeant, a 36-year-old Royal Australian Air Force member, died by drowning after absconding from Edinburgh Health Centre during an acute mental health crisis. Critical clinical failures included: a clinical ps…
31y · Male·gunshot wounds to chest
Jason Chapman, a 31-year-old man with schizophrenia, was fatally shot by police on 13 October 2004 after behaving erratically and threatening, armed with a knife. The coroner found police acted lawfully in self-defence w…
33y · Male·sharp force injuries of the neck
Malcolm Brown, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man with a history of methamphetamine use, mental health crisis, and self-harm threats, died from sharp force injuries to his neck on 29 June 2022 following a NSW Police operation.…
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…
53y · Male·Incised wound to the neck with consequential exsanguination from jugular vein la…
Phillip Spicer, 53, died from self-inflicted neck lacerations during a mental health crisis. He had recently moved to live with his son and presented with acute onset delusional thoughts. When police responded to a welfa…
41y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the head and torso
Duy Linh Ho, a 41-year-old man with long-standing substance use disorder and untreated mental health issues, died from gunshot wounds after a police response to his self-harm and suicidal crisis. He had used methamphetam…
33y · Male·gunshot wounds to chest and upper arm
A 33-year-old man with bipolar disorder on reducing doses of risperidone experienced a psychotic relapse and stabbed a stranger at a railway station. He then entered a police station with a knife, advancing on officers d…
43y · Male·multiple injuries due to motor vehicle collision with a tree
A 43-year-old man died by intentional motor vehicle collision with a tree on 2 January 2014. He was facing serious criminal charges including alleged indecent assault and domestic violence offences. After disclosing suic…
27y · Male·Self-inflicted wounds
Andrea Rivelli, a 27-year-old Italian national travelling in Australia, died by suicide on 18 November 2014 after self-inflicting penetrating neck wounds. He had no identified significant mental illness in the period bef…
25y · Male·unascertained
Simon Gurrier-Jones, aged 25, disappeared on 19 June 2003 after an embarrassing interaction with his female housemate. A suicide note was found on his computer, along with search history for methods of suicide. He drove …
43y · Female·stab wound to the chest; contributing factors were aspiration of stomach content…
A 43-year-old Aboriginal woman died from a stab wound to the chest in circumstances that remain unclear. She had a complex history of depression, alcohol dependence, and family crisis (children removed from her care). Sh…
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