318 results for “substance use (cannabis)”
45y · Male·Multiple stab wounds
…(83 wounds) on 28 February 2019 by his neighbour Benjamin Moore in an unprovoked attack outside their townhouse in Parramatta. Moore, suffering acute schizophrenia relapse with a long history of violence and substance a…
62y · Male·Blunt force trauma to the head
…nadequate for non-heterosexual relationships; (3) the substantial vulnerability of victims with comorbid substance misuse and mental health conditions; and (4) failures by Corrections Victoria to manage Mr Kepenci despi…
28y · Male·Hanging
…is death: (1) access to a blanket with edge binding that could be modified into a ligature, (2) door hinges used as a ligature point, and (3) impaired line-of-sight visibility in the seclusion room preventing staff from…
20y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Jayden Stafford Bennell, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man and sentenced prisoner at Casuarina Prison, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in a cleaning storeroom on 6 March 2013. He had a complex psychiatric h…
44y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of p…
Elizabeth Ferris, a 44-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance use disorder, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest in the setting of pres…
27y · Female·multiple gunshot injuries with a stab injury to the heart
…that it negated any chance of rapid police intervention. Penny had a history of mental health issues and substance use. The case highlights critical failures in emergency call-taking protocols, training, and empathy in …
28y · Male·Overdose of Clozapine
A 28-year-old man with schizophrenia and substance abuse history died from clozapine overdose. Key clinical failures included: inadequate assessment of sui…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries from assault
…s; and adult safeguarding legislation is needed to coordinate responses to vulnerable adults experiencing abuse. Police missed opportunities to include the victim's child on protection orders, ensure proper referrals to…
34y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (ethanol, methadone, diazepam and risperidone)
Cassilla Ellen Dooley, a 34-year-old woman with chronic mental illness and substance dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving ethanol, methadone, diazepam, and risperidone at a s…
33y · Male·Injuries sustained in fall from height
…Allansford, Victoria. He had a history of chronic back pain, depression, insomnia, and occasional marijuana use. His GP last saw him three days before death discussing pain management options; he denied suicidal ideatio…
49y · Female·Doreen Langham: combination of spleen injury and effects of fire; Gary Hely: eff…
Doreen Langham was killed by her intimate partner Gary Hely in an intimate partner homicide-suicide on 22 February 2021 in Queensland. The death was preceded by extensive domestic violence including physical assaults, co…
17y · Male·hydrocarbon toxicity (petrol inhalation)
George Campbell, an Aboriginal youth with complex trauma, ADHD, and emerging volatile substance misuse, died aged 17 from hydrocarbon toxicity after inhaling petrol. While living with supportive kinsh…
22y · Male·Drowning
A 22-year-old university student with recent substance use presented to ED following violent behaviour. He had facial trauma with mild head injury and abnormal…
38y · Male·Heart failure in a man with dilated cardiomyopathy and focal severe coronary art…
Anthony Axtell, a 38-year-old man with severe dilated cardiomyopathy from amphetamine use, died of heart failure while in prison custody. Initially treated successfully in 2002 with recovery to nor…
48y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 48-year-old man died from a gunshot wound to the head during a police siege after having barricaded himself in a property. He had confronted the property owner with a sawn-off rifle, claimed to have wired explosives, b…
22y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…der (CTO) for Schizoaffective Disorder. He presented with first-episode psychosis in 2017 and repeatedly refused antipsychotic medication throughout his illness, requiring three CTOs between 2019-2020. The coroner found…
33y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine use
Jasmynd Gibbs, a 33-year-old First Nations man, died from complications of methylamphetamine use while on supervised parole in May 2021, less than two months after release. He had complex needs including …
32y · Female·Effects of fire
A 32-year-old woman died in a house fire at her rented home on 22 March 2024. Fire Rescue Victoria classified this as a preventable fatality. T…
25y · Female·Neck compression secondary to hanging
CM, a 25-year-old woman experiencing depression, anxiety, and substance misuse, died by suicide while in an intimate partner relationship characterised by documented family vio…
13y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to gamma hydroxybutyrate toxicity
… toxicity following accidental overdose. She ingested an estimated 6-9mls of GHB in early June 2017, having used the drug only once previously. Jane was relatively naive to GHB's effects. She was resuscitated after card…
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