Coronial

196 results for alcohol_use_disorder

NSWhome2022-03-30

Inquest into the deaths of Stacey DOCHERTY and Seth DOCHERTY

38 and 3y · Female and male·Stacey: hanging; Seth: undetermined causes (likely suffocation, drowning, or str…

Stacey Docherty, a 38-year-old woman with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder resulting from childhood sexual abuse, killed her 3-year-old son Seth before taking her own life in Mar…

psychiatrygeneral practicemedicationcommunicationalprazolam
NSWmental health2014-05-08

Inquest into the death of Hugh David LISLE

24y · Male·cardio-respiratory arrest due to multi-drug toxicity

Hugh Lisle, a 24-year-old man with severe chronic arthritis, depression, polysubstance addiction and gambling disorder, died in a private psychiatric facility after admission for substance withdrawal management. Death re…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemdiazepam
WAcommunity2005-11-04

Inquest into the Death of Sheridan Troy Hilton

42y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

Sheridan Troy Hilton, a 42-year-old woman with a history of depression and substance abuse, died by suicide on 31 August 2003 while in an unwell mental state. She experienced significant psychosocial stressors including …

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemmirtazapine
NSWcommunity2022-09-16

Inquest into the disappearance of CD

36y · Male·Cannot be determined

CD, aged 36, disappeared on 17 June 2019 after exhibiting significant mental health deterioration, recent suicidal ideation, paranoia, alcohol abuse, and relationship breakdown. The coroner found sufficient evidence that…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemcommunicationalcohol
NSWcommunity2021-10-22

Inquest into the death of Terence Gray

54y · Male·Multiple injuries from collision with motor vehicle

Terence Gray, a 54-year-old man with chronic alcohol abuse and depression, was removed from a train at Grafton by a Passenger Services Supervisor (Mr Beadman) who lacked required authorization. The supervisor cited Mr Gr…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemalcohol
NSW2020-02-13

Inquest into the death of LP

34y · Male·Foreign body aspiration

A 34-year-old man died by foreign body aspiration while in custody at a correctional centre, three days after arrest for a serious violent crime. He fashioned an airway obstruction from toilet paper and meal pack plastic…

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemcommunication
WAhome2024-05-28

Inquest into the Death of Cameron Anthony FYFE

27y · Male·gunshot injury to the head

A 27-year-old Western Australian police officer with a longstanding history of depression and anxiety took his own life using his police-issued firearm stored at home. He had struggled with mental health since 2017, atte…

occupational and environmental healthpsychiatrysystemcommunicationdesvenlafaxine
VICcommunity2024-08-29

Finding into death of Bridget Flack

28y · Female·compression of the neck and hanging

28-year-old Bridget Flack, a transgender woman experiencing complex mental health issues including depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder and PTSD, died by suicide in December 2020 after becoming increasing…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsystemescitalopram
SAhospital2018-07-19

Coroner's Finding: ROSS Chrystal Jessica

24y · Female·hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging

Chrystal Ross, a 24-year-old woman, died by hanging in hospital in January 2015 after a catastrophic chain of communication failures and care coordination errors. She had been admitted to Mount Barker Hospital for anxiet…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationdiagnosticfluvoxamine
VIChospital2012-04-19

Finding into death of James Kellock Bloomfield

53y · Male·severe burns

Mr Bloomfield, a 53-year-old man with complex psychiatric and substance abuse history, was apprehended by police under section 10 Mental Health Act after threatening to self-immolate due to distress about power cuts at h…

emergency medicinepsychiatrycommunicationsystem
NSWhome2024-12-12

Inquest into the death of Ms K

43y · Female·suffocation

Ms K, aged 43, was killed by her husband through suffocation on 7 March 2017 after years of coercive control, physical violence, and emotional abuse. A critical police response on 17 August 2016 when Ms K reported car va…

general practicepsychologycommunicationsystemalcohol
VICcommunity2025-09-01

Finding into death of Ms FSZ

32y · Female·Compression of the neck

FSZ, a 32-year-old woman, was killed by her intimate partner NLU through compression of the neck (strangulation) on 24 April 2019. This coronial finding identifies multiple systemic failures in family violence response a…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationolanzapine
VIChospital2021-09-27

Finding into death of Abigail Louise Cooke-Mitchell

42y · Female·Traumatic right subdural haematoma

A 42-year-old woman died from a traumatic right subdural haematoma sustained on 22 January 2015. She was found unresponsive at home with severe head and facial injuries after falls. Critical delays in medical assessment …

emergency medicineneurosurgerycommunicationdelaymorphine
TAS2026-06-03

Coroner's Finding: Brown, Nicholas, Wiki, Toni, Winwood, Matthew and Kemp, Belinda

Male, female, male, female·Nicholas Brown: combined drug (methadone and benzodiazepine) intoxication; Toni …

Joint inquest into four deaths of individuals prescribed opioid replacement therapy by Dr J. between September 2016 and August 2017: Nicholas Shane Brown (35), Toni Lee Wiki (38), Matthew Wayne Winwood (47), and Belinda …

addiction medicinegeneral practicediagnosticmedicationmethadone
VIChome2025-12-19

Finding into death of Narisha Faye Cash

41y · Female·Combined Drug Toxicity (ethanol and benzodiazepine)

Narisha Faye Cash, 41-year-old Aboriginal woman, died on 26 March 2020 from combined drug toxicity (ethanol and benzodiazepines) following an inadequate emergency services response to her mental health crisis. She called…

emergency medicinepsychiatrysystemcommunicationalcohol
NSWcommunity2014-06-27

Inquest into the deaths of Christopher SALIB, Nathan ATTARD and Shamsad AKHTAR

Christopher Salib: ischaemic heart disease with multiple prescription drug toxic…

This landmark inquest examined three deaths involving prescription drug toxicity: Christopher Salib (24, ischaemic heart disease with drug toxicity), Nathan Attard (34, multi-drug toxicity), and Shamsad Akhtar (35, multi…

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