244 results for “intimate_partner_violence”
52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Deborah Marie Holtkamp, 52, died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2018 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She had a long history of depression, childhood abuse trauma, chronic pain conditions, and recent relations…
50y · Male·mixed drug (oxycodone and methadone) and ethanol toxicity
A 50-year-old Torres Strait Islander man died from mixed drug (oxycodone and methadone) and ethanol toxicity in the context of family violence and suicidality. He had a 7-year history of suicide attempts and mental healt…
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 …
Female·Domestic violence homicides: Miss Yunupiŋu—stab wound to chest; Ngeygo Ragurrk—b…
This landmark coronial finding examines four domestic violence deaths of Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory—Miss Yunupiŋu (2018), Ngeygo Ragurrk (2019), Kumarn Rubuntja (2021), and Kumanjayi Haywood (2021)—all ki…
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…
76y · Female·Effects of fire in a woman with head and neck injuries
Mrs Emma Weidemann, aged 76, died from burns sustained in a fire deliberately set by her husband Rudolf at their home on 11 December 2019. Rudolf had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer, experienced cognitive de…
32y · Male·Neck compression in the setting of hanging
Mr A, a 32-year-old male with a history of family violence perpetration, mental illness (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD), substance misuse, and prior suicide attempts, died by hanging on 21-22 November 2020. He wa…
52y · Female·Multiple stab injuries
Lynette Ann Kent, 52, was fatally stabbed by her partner Peter Griffin during a domestic violence incident. The case reveals critical systemic failures in family violence intervention. Despite multiple warning signs—Pete…
21; 23y · Female; male·Lilie: multiple blunt force injuries to the head and neck. Paul: multiple blunt …
Lilie James, aged 21, was killed by Paul Thijssen, aged 23, a colleague at St Andrew's Cathedral School, using a hammer in a bathroom on 25 October 2023. Paul killed himself by jumping from a cliff at Diamond Bay Reserve…
43y · Female·Head and neck injuries
GVY, aged 43, was fatally attacked by her husband MJN with an axe and knife on 3 December 2022 after she initiated separation. MJN had a documented history of coercive control, physical violence, jealousy, and financial …
42y · Female·Haemothorax and pneumonia in the setting of acute and chronic chest injuries and…
Narelle Simmons, 42, died from haemothorax and pneumonia secondary to rib fractures, with contributing factors of hepatic cirrhosis, chronic alcoholism, and multiple drugs (methadone, methylamphetamine, diazepam, sertral…
35y · Female·Incised wound to neck
KH, a 35-year-old woman, was killed by her de-facto partner C through severe neck lacerations inflicted with a kitchen knife on 20-21 January 2011. C had an extensive history of violent offences and was subject to a prot…
37, 9, 5y · Female, male, male·Effects of fire
Three deaths (mother and two young sons) resulting from a fire deliberately set by the mother. A 37-year-old educated woman from India living in Australia experienced escalating isolation, marital conflict, and lack of e…
38y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the context of chronic alcoholism due to post-traumatic …
Holly Anne Davidson, a 38-year-old police officer, died from a subdural haemorrhage sustained 3-5 days before her death. She had been in a coercive, controlling, and violent relationship with her police officer partner f…
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…
33y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest (tension hemopneumothorax resulting from stab wounds)
A 33-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her separated de facto partner following a 18-year relationship marked by escalating family violence. Multiple agencies had contact with the victim in the weeks before her death…
58y · Female; male·Lynette: Thermal injuries (extensive burns) and complications thereof; Alan: Nec…
Two related deaths from domestic violence murder-suicide. Lynette Thompson (58, Aboriginal woman) died from severe burns inflicted by her partner Alan Fletcher (59) on 8 November 2020; Alan subsequently died by hanging. …
21y · Female·Multiple blunt trauma with acute alcohol toxicity as a significant contributing …
Anne Chantell Millar, a 21-year-old Aboriginal woman, was beaten to death by her partner Gregwyn Green on 28 March 2003 despite a domestic violence restraining order in place since January 2003. Multiple breaches of the …
38y · Female·multiple stab injuries to the chest and abdomen
A 38-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her former partner, Bradley Carolus, in May 2010. Three days before the homicide, Carolus had been apprehended by police under mental health legislation following a volatile epi…
Mixed·Hannah Clarke: multi-organ failure due to effects of fire; Aaliyah, Laianah and …
Hannah Clarke, aged 33, and her three children (ages 6, 4, and 3) were killed by her estranged husband Rowan Baxter on 19 February 2020 in Camp Hill, Queensland. Baxter forced his way into Hannah's car, doused the family…
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