278 results for “intimate partner violence”
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to train over-run
Charles Ross Maxwell Morgan, an 18-year-old Aboriginal man, died when struck by a train near Zillmere Railway Station in January 2012. He was moderately intoxicated with alcohol and cannabis, with recent cannabis use. Th…
42y · Female·Traumatic right subdural haematoma
…with severe head and facial injuries after falls. Critical delays in medical assessment occurred when her partner called a home doctor service at 5.14pm reporting a major head injury with swollen face and severe headach…
36y · Male·hanging
…th he was heavily intoxicated with methamphetamine. Key precipitants included relationship breakdown with partner Carla Ashley and fear of returning to prison for pending criminal charges. On 3 February, he refused a me…
35y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest
…adherence monitoring, and appropriate escalation when patients present with active psychotic symptoms and violence risk.
40y · Male·neck compression consequent upon hanging
Ross Campbell, a 40-year-old man with a history of family violence perpetration, alcohol abuse, and undiagnosed mental illness, died by hanging. He had attended a Men's Beh…
31y · Male·Hanging
Mr A, a 31-year-old man with a history of family violence, substance misuse, and mental health issues, died by hanging in April 2018. Key clinical lessons include:…
20y · Female·stab wound to the neck
Adriana Donato, 20, was stabbed to death by her former partner James Stoneham in August 2012. Clinical psychologist Dr G. failed to adequately explore violent ideation …
49y · Female·stab wound to the neck
Noeline Dalzell, a 49-year-old Aboriginal woman, was fatally stabbed in the neck by her partner James Fairhall on 4 February 2020 after 17 years of escalating family violence. Multiple systems failed t…
23y · Female·blood loss from an abdominal stab wound and from incised injuries to the head
Dianne Chi, a 23-year-old woman, died from blood loss caused by abdominal stab wounds and incised head injuries inflicted by her acquaintance Paul Pham on 25-28 February 2015. Pham subsequently died by carbon monoxide po…
45y · Female·Drowning whilst inebriated (ethanol)
…The coroner found she intentionally took her own life. The finding emphasizes systemic failures in family violence identification and response by Victoria Police, particularly the misidentification of FCP as the aggresso…
50y · Male·mixed drug (oxycodone and methadone) and ethanol toxicity
…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 health issues following a 2012 mo…
41y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
Jack, a 41-year-old man with extensive history of domestic violence perpetration across multiple relationships, died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by his partner …
37, 9, 5y · Female, male, male·Effects of fire
…stered these to her children, then set a fire that killed all three. The coroner found evidence of family violence (psychological and coercive control) but could not explain why she killed her children. Lessons include: …
22y · Female·Effects of burns
Sargun Ragi, a 22-year-old woman recently arrived from India on a spousal visa, was killed by her husband Avjit Singh in October 2012 after obtaining an intervention order and leaving their relationship. The coroner foun…
27y · Male·Gabriella: Multiple stab wounds; Tafari: Gunshot injuries to the head and abdome…
Two deaths in a domestic violence and police operation context. Gabriella Thompson, 27, was fatally stabbed by her partner Tafari Walton in…
Female·Mrs TK: gunshot wounds to the head and left forearm inflicted by Mr TK; Mr TK: s…
Mr TK and Mrs TK died on 28 March 2014 in their Carlton home in a murder-suicide tragedy. Following prolonged marital conflict precipitated by Mrs TK's extramarital affair with a work colleague and her expression of inte…
61y · Female·Ligature neck compression in the setting of blunt force head trauma
A 61-year-old woman of Bulgarian descent was fatally assaulted by her estranged husband in a domestic violence incident. She died from ligature neck compression following blunt force head trauma. The perpetrator had …
38y · Female·Hanging in the setting of multiple blunt force injuries
…d psychologist, was murdered by her estranged husband Adrian Basham in July 2018 despite an active family violence intervention order. The coronial investigation identified systemic failures in family violence service re…
0y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of a remote head injury
…riginal 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 unsupported, causing the child's head …
44y · Female·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured splenic subcapsular haematoma in the setting of …
Kylie Cay, a 44-year-old woman, was brutally assaulted by her partner Justin Turner on 18 June 2016, sustaining rib fractures and other injuries. She was discharged from hospi…
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