254 results for “family violence and abuse”
0y · Male·unascertained
…ies in infants despite absence of obvious acute trauma, careful history-taking regarding injury mechanisms, and awareness that subdural haematomas, metaphyseal fractures and oral frenulum injuries in infants warrant ser…
53y · Male·multiple large incised defects to the head and single stab wound to the chest
…ental Health Services. Mr A had a complex history of mental illness (schizophreniform paranoia), substance abuse, and anti-social behaviour. In the weeks before the killing, Mr X and his wife reported escalating concern…
9y · Male·Traumatic head injury with diffuse cerebral swelling and subdural haemorrhage ca…
…am Dillon in February 2016. The inquest examined how multiple agencies—police, child protection, education, and health services—failed to protect him despite numerous concerning reports spanning 18 months. Teachers repo…
81y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with acute on chronic renal failure
An 81-year-old man with chronic respiratory disease and renal failure died from community-acquired pneumonia complicated by acute-on-chronic renal failure. He pres…
0y · Female·subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage and oedema caused by severe shaki…
ADT was a 10-week-old infant who died from subdural haemorrhage and intracranial haemorrhage caused by severe non-accidental injury. She presented to Launceston General Hospit…
Unknown·Amber Rose Rigney: external airway occlusion with compression of the neck; Korey…
Two children, Amber Rose Rigney (6) and Korey Lee Mitchell (5), were murdered on 30 May 2016 by their mother's partner Steven Graham Peet. The Coro…
49y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating neck compression in the circumstance…
…gnificant alcohol consumption, died by hanging on 30 August 2017 after police notified him of child sexual abuse allegations made by his daughter on 23 August 2017. He was found unconscious on 27 August 2017 and died th…
34y · Female·Head injuries from blunt force trauma (multiple blows from axe); abdominal injur…
A 34-year-old pregnant woman died from severe head and abdominal injuries inflicted by her estranged partner in a domestic violence homicide. The death followed e…
33y · Male·Undetermined
Robert Thomas Love, a 33-year-old man with a history of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health difficulties, was found dead in his home in February 2015. The cause of death …
36y · Male·Cannot be determined
…2019 after exhibiting significant mental health deterioration, recent suicidal ideation, paranoia, alcohol abuse, and relationship breakdown. The coroner found sufficient evidence that CD is deceased (on balance of prob…
51y · Male·Traumatic brain injuries resulting from blunt head trauma: multiple calvarial an…
…n 10 March 2021. He was heavily intoxicated when struck by a baseball bat multiple times by his fiancée's grandson, resulting in extradural and subdural haematomas and pneumocephalus. He underwent emergency neurosurgery…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to head (self-inflicted)
Shane Andrew Robinson, a 32-year-old registered child sex offender and parolee with a long violent criminal history a…
49y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
Andrew Lockwood, a 49-year-old man with depression and significant marital discord, died from a self-inflicted …
57y · Female·Asphyxia - Inhalation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
Mrs R, a 57-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and depression, died from asphyxia by inhalation of liquefied petroleum gas. On 31 March 2024, family unable to…
41y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
VNP was a 41-year-old woman with longstanding bipolar disorder type 1, chronic pain from endometriosis, and substance misuse history who died by suici…
1y · Female·Multiple injuries (subdural clot, multiple rib fractures, injuries to liver, blo…
…d to hospital twice in two weeks with suspicious injuries: facial injuries on 7 June attributed to a puppy, and more extensive facial injuries on 13 June attributed to bumping into her mother's chest. At both presentati…
77y · Female·hypothermia from environmental cold exposure with contributing factors of advanc…
…ated shipping container at Mount Lloyd, Tasmania, on 23-24 July 2010. She had advanced Alzheimer's dementia and required 24-hour care. The coroner found her death was preventable through multiple failures: her caregiver…
29y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
…d gunshot wound to the head on 17 July 2023 during a police siege at Bowenfels, NSW. Following a domestic violence incident report, police arrived and BX refused entry, triggering a siege. Key issues examined included wh…
2y · Female·Blunt force injury to the abdomen
…nt force injury to the abdomen, sustaining internal injuries including pancreatic rupture, jejunal rupture, and liver trauma with significant intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Evidence indicated the fatal injuries occurred on…
24y · Male·inhaled solvent toxicity (from petrol sniffing)
Edward James Laurie, a 24-year-old man with chronic petrol sniffing addiction since age 10 and underlying mental health issues including psychosis, died from inhaled solvent toxicity on 11 October 2015.…
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