192 results for “domestic homicide”
3y · Female·Effects of fire deliberately set by mother in motor vehicle
Carolyn James, a 3-year-old girl, died from the effects of fire when her mother deliberately set fire to a motor vehicle in which she, her sister, and mother were sitting. The investigation examined whether services had …
37y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
Danny Lee O'Brien, aged 37, was fatally stabbed in the chest by his intimate partner Kerry Jones on 9 December 2016 during an argument at his boarding house. He had previously assaulted Ms Jones, leading to a Family Viol…
52y · Female·gunshot wound to head
Leanne Patterson, 52, was shot and killed by her husband Neil in a murder-suicide on 5-6 January 2013. She had been sedated with clonazepam (prescribed to her husband) and zolpidem at the time of her death. The death occ…
27y · Female·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries
Jessica Geddes, 27, was killed by her partner Robert Rickerby through multiple blunt force injuries on 6 November 2020. The autopsy revealed extensive acute, subacute and chronic injuries inconsistent with accidental tra…
2y · Female·sequelae of blunt force head and spinal cord injuries
DB, aged 2 years 9 months, died from blunt force head and spinal cord injuries inflicted by her mother's boyfriend after DCJ closed its case in August 2015. The coroner found DCJ made multiple critical failures: acceptin…
0y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of a remote head injury
Child A, a six-month-old Aboriginal boy, died from unascertained cause in the setting of a remote head injury sustained during family violence. The father violently assaulted the mother while holding the child unsupporte…
0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of chronic subdural haemorrhage
Kaleb Baylis-Clarke, a 17-week-old infant, presented to hospital on 14 January 2016 with a head lump, vomiting, raised fontanelle and reduced milk intake. Cranial ultrasound showed fluid in subdural spaces. MRI on 15 Jan…
38y · Female·Hanging in the setting of multiple blunt force injuries
Samantha Joy Fraser, a 38-year-old psychologist, was murdered by her estranged husband Adrian Basham in July 2018 despite an active family violence intervention order. The coronial investigation identified systemic failu…
43y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest
Kelly Thompson was fatally stabbed by her estranged partner Wayne Wood on 9 February 2014 after he forcibly entered her home. Over 39 days from initial police contact on 1 January 2014, multiple system failures contribut…
22y · Female·multiple stab injuries
Steven James Hunter, a serious violent offender with a prior 1988 murder conviction, was released on parole on 30 April 2011. During his parole, critical information about his unchanged violent attitudes, lack of empathy…
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…
31y · Female·Compression of the neck
Caitlin O'Brien, a 31-year-old nurse, was murdered by her intimate partner Shea Sturt via compression of the neck on 25 June 2019. The coroner identified multiple systemic failures in family violence recognition and risk…
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