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20y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
Steven Charles Indich, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and a long history of psychotic symptoms, violent behaviour and substance abuse, died by suicide in Smith Ward at Graylands Hospital on 13 November 1…
47y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 47-year-old woman remanded in custody at Melaleuca Women's Prison died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) on 13 August 2020. Ms Davis had significant history of substance use, mental health issues, and prior…
19y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck
Stanley John Inman, 19-year-old Aboriginal male, died by suicide at St John of God Midland Hospital on 13 July 2020, two days after ligature compression of the neck at Acacia Prison. He was on low-level ARMS (at-risk man…
63y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Dragan Jacovic, a 63-year-old life prisoner with extensive comorbidities including severe ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and chronic paranoid schizophrenia, was admitted to hospital on …
62y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving terminal palliative care for metastatic carc…
Robin David Macartney, a 62-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, died from bronchopneumonia secondary to metastatic colon cancer. He was diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer in December 2006 but refused s…
34y · Male·multiple injuries
Paul Dickson, a 34-year-old man with severe paranoid schizophrenia managed on a Community Treatment Order, died by suicide on 11 November 2013 after stepping in front of a truck. He had been discharged from Graylands Hos…
36y · Male·Combined effects of trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol) toxicity, amphetamine-type stimu…
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, substance abuse issues, and undiagnosed cardiomyopathy died from combined toxicity of benzhexol (prescribed by his GP for tardive dyskinesia), amphetamine-type stimulants,…
45y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
David Grieve, a 45-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and multiple cardiac risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking), died of coronary atherosclerosis while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Grayla…
41y · Male·atropine toxicity
A 41-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, intellectual disability and sexual offending history died from atropine toxicity after ingesting 6-8ml of atropine liquid prescribed for hyper-salivation. He had been disc…
54y · Male·Unknown - death established on balance of probabilities but manner and cause und…
A 54-year-old man with major depressive disorder, chronic suicidality, and alcohol abuse was discharged from psychiatric hospital on 23 April 2014 while remaining at "very high chronic suicide risk." He had multiple prio…
41y · Male·unknown
Dean Anthony Pollard was a 41-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presumed dead. He had multiple psychiatric admissions bet…
24y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Vincent Schwenke, a 24-year-old male of Maori descent, developed acute psychotic symptoms after ceasing cannabis use and was admitted to a secure mental health unit as an involuntary patient. Despite initial improvement …
56y · Female·Bronchial asthma and emphysema
A 56-year-old woman with long-standing schizophrenia, COPD, emphysema, and heavy smoking died during overnight leave from psychiatric hospitalisation. She was granted leave to check on her cat at her remote home on 24 Ma…
28y · Female·multiple injuries
Sarah Jane Rutherford, a 28-year-old with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, died by suicide on 27 December 2009 after falling from a bridge onto the Mitchell Freeway while on leave from Graylands Hospital. Sh…
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