254 results for “family violence and abuse”
51y · Female·blunt force head injuries, stab wounds of the right neck and gagging
Michelle Louise Meades, aged 51, died from blunt force head injuries, stab wounds to the neck, and gagging following a violent assault at a residential unit in Tasmania. Ms Meades had a history of methamphe…
Unknown·asphyxiation in a child with drug effect
Two young children, aged 5 and 3, died following filicide by their father during a parental separation. The father purchased sedative medi…
36y · Female·Excited delirium
…-old woman died from excited delirium during a physical altercation with her 16-year-old son. She had longstanding alcohol and cannabis use, borderline personality disorder with features of post-traumatic stress related…
33y · Male·Acute blood loss from multiple stab injuries
Larry John Weber, aged 33, was found dead from acute blood loss due to multiple stab injuries to the head and neck. He had been in a relationship with a woman who was previously involved with Craig Gorman. After Larry…
45y · Female·Robyn Eileen Hayward: gunshot wound to the head; Edwin Raymond Durance: gunshot …
This inquest examined two deaths from gunshot wounds in domestic violence context. Robyn Hayward (45 years) was shot by her estranged partner Edwin Durance (62 years), who was sub…
4y · Female·closed head injury with contributing extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular ha…
…lentine, aged 4 years 5 months, died on 20 January 2012 from closed head injury with extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular haemorrhage. The fatal injuries resulted from repeated trauma inflicted during a period when …
31y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the neck and chest
…unshot wounds inflicted by police during a confrontation at his estranged partner's parents' home in Queensland. He had a history of violence, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine), and untreated mental health issu…
29y · Male·Unascertainable - likely drowning or accidental injury during terrain navigation…
Mikael Felsch, aged 29, died on 16 December 2015 in Wollemi National Park after becoming stranded in bushland. He had a significant history of suicide attempts and mental health issues exacerbated by met…
8y · Female·Faith died from the combined effects of the haemodynamic consequences of extensi…
… injuries caused by repeated beatings with a metal vacuum pole by her mother. She had previously disclosed abuse to school staff in 2009 and 2010, leading to Department investigations. However, inadequate investigation …
0y · Male·failure to thrive due to insufficient caloric intake
…fficient caloric intake at 7 weeks old. He was born to a mother with a documented history of severe neglect and physical abuse of multiple children over 5 years, during which Child and Family Services (FACS) had extensi…
18y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
Daniel Aaron Greenland, 18 years old, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on 3 February 2003 after shooting his s…
45y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He had been struggling with depression, grief, alcohol and methamphetamine use for years, and r…
24y · Female·Shotgun injury to the head
…cluded suicide on the night of death without thorough investigation, forensic examination, or interviewing family members. Scene contamination and body movement occurred before police photography. Biomechanical experts c…
58y · Female·Acute subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head
…beth King, 58, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had chronic alcoholism and documented history of falls when intoxicated. The coroner could not definitively determine whether the fata…
47y · Female·Overdose of hydromorphone
…year-old woman died from an intentional overdose of prescribed hydromorphone while residing at a domestic violence refuge. She had a history of depression, previous suicide attempts, and was in crisis following separatio…
46y · Female·Prolonged effects and complications of a head injury, with upper airway obstruct…
Helen Ashburn, a 46-year-old woman with history of alcohol use, coagulopathy and seizures, died from prolonged effects of a severe head injury sustained on 25 October 2011. She presented t…
15y · Female·hanging
Harmony, a 15-year-old girl, died by hanging at a motel on 14 January 2020 in circumstances of longstanding neglect, family violence and school disengagement. The coroner found multiple systemic failures: DCJ clo…
Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and bronchopneumonia secondary to deep vein thrombosis
JNY, a man with metastatic small cell carcinoma, COPD, and ischaemic heart disease, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and bronchopneumonia. He received palliative c…
7y · Female·Explosion caused intentionally by Charlie Hinder; children died instantly from b…
…hree deaths resulted from an intentional explosion caused by Charlie Hinder in a caravan containing himself and his two children (ages 4 and 7) during marital separation. Charlie had perpetrated coercive controlling dom…
42y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…the head on 8 February 2013 while on parole. He attended his ex-partner's home in violation of a Domestic Violence Order to see their infant son. After retrieving a firearm from his bag and becoming increasingly agitated…
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