Coronial

15 results for self-harm (cutting)

TAScommunity2018-10-18

Coroner's Finding: MacQueen, Tyrone Frederick

25y · Male·unable to determine

…hrenia with poor medication compliance, recent psychiatric hospitalization, expressed suicidal ideation, self-harm (wrist cutting), depression, and a romantic setback in the days before disappearance. He took his mother…

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NSW2022-10-12

Inquest into the death of ZH

29y · Male·Hanging

…ially, realisation that release was 12 months away rather than imminent); (2) failure to detect previous self-harm one week before death, witnessed only by an inmate who did not report it; (3) absence of mental health s…

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VICmental health2014-09-29

Finding into death of Kelvin Robert Davidson

75y · Male·Hanging

Kelvin Davidson, a 75-year-old man with complex psychiatric history including prior self-harm and attempted hanging, was admitted to Baringa Aged Psychiatric Unit on 27 September 2007. He engaged in…

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ACThome2019-09-23

AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OFJANDY RENIA SHEA

27y · Female·neck compression (suicide by hanging)

…. Key clinical lessons: recognise depression and suicide risk in domestic violence survivors; screen for self-harm history; assess alcohol misuse as a risk factor; ensure trauma-informed care for sexual assault survivor…

SA2015-06-11

Coroner's Finding: PAYNE Mark William

28y · Male·neck compression due to hanging

…ur Prison, hanged himself in his cell on 2 June 2011 using a canvas smock. He had made recent threats of self-harm and was placed under camera observation in G Division. The tragedy resulted from a fatally flawed camera…

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SAhospital2000-11-20

Coroner's Finding: MIDDLETON Geraldine Ruth

45y · Female·haemorrhage due to traumatic rupture of the liver

… psychosis (auditory hallucinations), and did not detain her under Mental Health Act despite high-intent self-harm, uncommunicative presentation, and extensive prior scarring. When she absconded from hospital at 4:45 AM…

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WAhome2024-09-11

Inquest into the Death of Stephen Kenneth SHERWOOD

31y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

Stephen Sherwood, a 31-year-old Aboriginal man with untreated mental health issues and history of methylamphetamine use, died by suicide on 13 April 2022. He had attempted suicide by wrist-cutting on 30 March 2022 and th…

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NSW2022-11-24

Inquest into death of William EPERE

43y · Male·Hanging

William Epere, aged 43, died by hanging in custody at Dawn de Loas Correctional Centre on 10 January 2019. He had been remanded in custody for 27 days following repeated breaches of a domestic violence order, despite cle…

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TAShome2025-02-05

Coroner's Finding: de-identified MS

13y · Male·asphyxia as a result of hanging

… 8 student, died by suicide by hanging on 16 February 2020. In the weeks before his death, MS engaged in self-harm by cutting his arms and expressed suicidal ideation to close friends through online messaging, but these…

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SA2005-09-27

Coroner's Finding: COOK Damian John

24y · Male·consequences of hanging

Damian John Cook, aged 24, died by hanging in his cell at Adelaide Remand Centre after 5 months in custody. His suicidal ideation on the day of death (following difficult phone calls with his ex-partner regarding access …

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SAcommunity2014-06-17

Coroner's Finding: HUGO-HORSMAN Jason William

15y · Male·compression of the neck consistent with hanging

…er 2009 and saw various therapists, primarily social worker Vina Hotich from February 2010. Jason showed self-harm behaviour, cutting on his wrists, and signs of anxiety and depression. The coroner identified multiple c…

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SA2015-05-06

Coroner's Finding: BLUNDEN Shane Rene

18y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging

…ng in Yatala Labour Prison on 19 September 2011. He was a remanded prisoner with an extensive history of self-harm, including cutting, swallowing batteries and razors, and a previous suicide attempt involving petrol and…

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QLD2019-05-08

Appleton, Garry Ronald

48y · Male·Hypovolaemic shock due to incised wounds to the arms; other significant conditio…

Garry Ronald Appleton, a 48-year-old Indigenous man with schizophrenia, emphysema, and coronary disease, died from hypovolaemic shock after cutting his forearms with a prison-issue razor blade while in custody at Brisban…

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QLDhospital2008-12-15

Van Putten, Patricia

49y · Female·Respiratory failure sequential to ingestion of Glyphosate due to depression and …

… ingestion on 18 February 2006, four days after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization for a serious self-harm attempt (throat laceration). She had complex comorbid Major Depression and Borderline Personality Disord…

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QLD2011-12-09

Inglis, Tracey Lee

37y · Female·exsanguination from incised wounds to right wrist and elbow

Tracey Inglis, a 37-year-old woman with chronic pain from multiple orthopaedic injuries, hepatitis C, and a history of suicidal ideation, died by suicide while imprisoned. Critical clinical lessons include: the Initial R…

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