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89y · Male·multi-organ failure with pneumonia due to ingestion of a corrosive liquid (quate…
An 89-year-old man with severe dementia died from multi-organ failure following ingestion of concentrated Bacban (quaternary ammonium compound) left in his bathroom at an aged care facility. The cleaning staff member ina…
86y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease on a background of valvular heart disease, prostatic enl…
An 86-year-old prisoner with multiple chronic illnesses (COPD, atrial fibrillation, emphysema) died of ischaemic heart disease in a palliative care unit. He was admitted to hospital on 21 April 2019 with end-stage COPD a…
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with acute cardiac event
Richard William Hobbs, aged 48, died from cardiac arrest in custody at Brisbane Correctional Centre on 21 November 2017. He had significant comorbidities including coronary artery disease (recent stent insertion), diabet…
75y · Male·Metastatic prostatic carcinoma
A 75-year-old Indigenous man died from metastatic prostate cancer while in prison custody. Diagnosed with cancer in 2012, he also had haemophilia A, ischaemic heart disease, and prior cerebrovascular accidents. By 2016, …
58y · Male·Metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
Barry Haynes, a 58-year-old Aboriginal man, died of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma while on remand in custody. He had stage 4 lung cancer with brain metastases diagnosed in November 2016, shortly before his arr…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height (seventh-floor balcony), with multiple…
Seth Luhrs, 24, died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a seventh-floor hotel balcony on 1 April 2018, whilst under the influence of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and MDMA. Seth had ingested more than a l…
89y · Female·Liver metastasis and rectal malignancy
Daphne Pearl Hampstead died of rectal cancer with liver metastasis at Maryborough Hospital, Queensland on 7 November 2007, aged 89 years. She also had CREST syndrome. This inquest was convened to formally establish her i…
6y · Male·Sepsis due to melioidosis
A six-year-old previously healthy boy died from sepsis due to melioidosis after multiple presentations to a remote hospital over five days (5–10 January 2017) with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, and headache. Initial diagno…
17y · Male·multiple injuries due to motor vehicle collision
Two juvenile males, aged 17 and 16, died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash on the Gore Highway near Wyaga Creek on 21 April 2018. The vehicle, a stolen Holden Commodore, was traveling at approximately 170-175 km/h when…
0y · Male·meconium aspiration syndrome complicated by persistent pulmonary hypertension
Baby C was born at 41 weeks and 2 days covered in thick meconium with respiratory distress. Key clinical failures included: (1) failure to respond to mother's request for induction at term+6 days; (2) failure to investig…
23y · Female·Multiple stab wounds
Shandee Blackburn, 23, died on 9 February 2013 from multiple stab wounds inflicted while walking home from work in Mackay. The coroner concluded, on the balance of probabilities, that she was attacked by John Peros, with…
28y · Male·The cause of death remains undetermined. The coroner concluded it is likely that…
Jesse Kearney, age 28, disappeared on Tamborine Mountain on 19 February 2015 after using methylamphetamine for an extended period without sleep. He was observed behaving erratically in severe weather conditions (Tropical…
Unknown·Mia: Stab wound to heart; Thomas: Stab wound to brain
Two young UK backpackers, Mia Ayliffe-Chung (20) and Thomas Jackson (30), were fatally stabbed at a Queensland hostel on 23 August 2016 by a French backpacker, Smail Ayad, who was psychotic and cannabis-intoxicated. Ayad…
44y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia during physical restraint
Taare Rangi, a 44-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died from cardiac arrhythmia during physical restraint in a mental health unit. Critical failures occurred at multiple levels: (1) the decision to acutely s…
Female·Burns due to gas explosion due to motor vehicle collision with building
A 60-year-old man with a long-standing history of seizures experienced an epileptic seizure while driving and lost control of his vehicle. It collided with an LPG gas cylinder outside a café, triggering an explosion that…
34y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Christopher Betts, a 34-year-old Australian private security contractor deployed to Iraq, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on 12 May 2016. While on leave between deployments, Betts was in a colleague'…
1y · Male·Abdominal injuries (perforation of small bowel and mesentery with peritonitis pr…
Mason Lee, aged 22 months, died on 11 June 2016 from abdominal injuries inflicted by his mother's partner, William O'Sullivan, combined with severe neglect. Mason was admitted to hospital in February 2016 with severe per…
50y · Male·Stab wounds to chest and upper left limb
A 50-year-old man was stabbed to death by his partner's ex-partner, Mr F, in a premeditated attack at his home on 6 April 2015. The deceased and his partner had reported multiple threats and breaches of domestic violence…
81y · Male·Massive right cerebral haemorrhage due to hypertensive heart disease
An 81-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure) died from a massive cerebral haemorrhage due to hypertensive heart disease while in hosp…
51y · Male·metastatic small round cell malignancy (Ewing's Sarcoma)
Mark Graham Newstead, a 51-year-old man with schizophrenia and untreated hepatitis C, died from metastatic small round cell tumour (Ewing's Sarcoma) while in custody. He presented with urinary retention and lower limb we…
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