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VIChome2010-07-21

Finding into death of MF

29y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the neck

A woman was fatally stabbed 12 times in the neck by her husband during an escalating family violence situation. She had disclosed family violence to Victoria Police on multiple occasions and to her General Practitioner. …

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VIChome2023-07-27

Finding into death of Mr A

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: (1) the importance of regular, systematic mental health …

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationmethamphetamine
NThome2005-10-10

Inquest into the death of Kumanjay Presley, Kunmanara Coulthard and Kunmanara Brumby

Male·Suffocation as a result of acute petrol vapour inhalation

Three Aboriginal males died from acute petrol vapour inhalation while sniffing in remote Northern Territory communities. Napthan Presley (14 years, Willowra), Wallace Coulthard (21 years, Mutitjulu), and Trevor Brumby (3…

public healthaddiction medicinesystemdelaypetrol
QLD2018-06-28

Hamilton, Blair Andrew

54y · Male·Extensive burns due to detonation of LPG gas cylinder

A 54-year-old man with chronic severe depression, grief from his wife's sudden death, severe debilitating skin condition, and alcohol dependence called emergency services on 12 December 2015, warning them not to approach…

psychiatrygeneral practiceproceduralcommunicationvenlafaxine
WAmental health2000-08-18

Inquest into the Death of Wendy Anne Eadie

29y · Female·asphyxiation due to ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

Wendy Anne Eadie, 29, died by suicide in Graylands Hospital's Frankland Centre on 1 November 1998 while detained following charges of unlawful wounding against her parents. She had a longstanding history of depression, c…

psychiatryforensic medicinecommunicationsystemparoxetine
WAhospital2024-05-23

Inquest into the Death of Baby BE (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury

A five-month-old girl died from catastrophic brain injuries caused by violent shaking on 20 May 2019. Medical evidence established she was shaken by an adult on at least two occasions: once around 6 May 2019 (evidenced b…

paediatricsneonatologydiagnosticcommunicationmethamphetamine
VIChome2014-04-02

Finding into death of AB

34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (propofol, sevoflurane and others)

A 34-year-old anaesthetist at Royal Melbourne Hospital died from combined drug toxicity involving propofol and sevoflurane—anaesthetic agents she accessed from unlocked theatre trolleys and administered to herself at hom…

anaesthesiageneral practicesystemcommunicationpropofol
VICcommunity2021-06-28

Finding into death of Hassan Khalif Shire Ali

74; 30y · Male; male·Sestilio Malaspina: stab wound to the chest; Hassan Khalif Shire Ali: gunshot wo…

A 74-year-old Italian-Australian, Sisto Malaspina, was fatally stabbed during a terrorist attack in Melbourne's CBD on 9 November 2018. Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, aged 30, detonated an improvised explosive device in his ve…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemcommunicationcannabis
VIChome2019-01-08

Finding into death of Fiona Kellie Burke

32y · Female·hanging

Fiona Burke, aged 32, died by hanging on 17 March 2017 following a prolonged history of family violence in her relationship with Darren Mather. The death occurred in a context of escalating intimate partner violence, alc…

paediatricspsychiatrycommunicationsystemalcohol
VICcommunity2021-06-28

Finding into death of Sestilio Malaspina

74; 30y · Male; male·Sestilio Malaspina: stab wound to the chest. Hassan Khalif Shire Ali: gunshot wo…

On 9 November 2018, Hassan Khalif Shire Ali committed a premeditated ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in Bourke Street, Melbourne, using an improvised explosive device in his vehicle followed by a knife assault. He fatally…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemcommunicationcannabis
VIChome2021-05-05

Finding into death of Aisha Devi Beck

39y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head

A 39-year-old woman with brief psychotic disorder experiencing suicidal and homicidal ideation killed her 4-year-old daughter and herself. She had been diagnosed with psychosis in 2015, treated with olanzapine, and disch…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemolanzapine
QLDcommunity2023-10-27

SHARMA, Manmeet

29y · Male·Effects of fire

Manmeet Sharma, a 29-year-old bus driver, was killed on 28 October 2016 when Anthony O'Donohue, an untreated patient with severe psychotic illness characterised by persecutory delusions, boarded his bus and set him on fi…

psychiatrysystemcommunicationpaliperidone
VICcommunity2018-03-14

Finding into death of C P

59y · Female·Gunshot injuries to the head

A 59-year-old woman (CP) died from gunshot injuries to the head on 19 November 2021 in West Footscray, Victoria. She was shot by her partner, Philip Bracken, following an escalating pattern of physical and emotional fami…

psychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationcitalopraam
WA2019-11-13

Inquest into the Death of Bret Lindsay CAPPER

43y · Male·bronchopneumonia and brain swelling following ligature compression of the neck (…

…nuary 2016 from bronchopneumonia and brain swelling following ligature asphyxiation by hanging. He had antisocial personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and three recent suicide attempts by overdose before incarcerat…

psychiatrypsychologysystemcommunicationheroin
QLD2013-05-27

Hussain, Meqdad

19y · Male·Hanging

Meqdad Hussain, a 19-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, died by hanging in an immigration detention centre (Scherger IDC, Queensland) on 17 March 2011. He had a history of self-harm evident from scars on his forearms, noted …

psychiatrygeneral medicinesystemcommunicationmirtazapine
NSWmental health2022-09-16

Inquest into the death of S B

81y · Male·cardiac arrest following neck compression due to hanging

An 81-year-old man with a history of alcohol dependence, paranoid delusions regarding his wife's infidelity, and possible vascular dementia was admitted to mental health facilities involuntarily after discharging a firea…

psychiatrygeriatric medicinediagnosticcommunicationolanzapine
WAcommunity2011-10-21

Inquest into the Death of Balgo

Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…

This coronial inquiry examined five deaths in Balgo Aboriginal Community over a 24-month period: four suicides by hanging and one death from volatile substance abuse. The suicide rate in Balgo was more than 100 times the…

general practicepsychiatrysystemdelaypetrol
NT2001-12-19

Inquest into the death of Johnno Wurramarba

15y · Male·compression of the neck by hanging

A 15-year-old Aboriginal male, Johnno Wurramarrba, from Groote Eylandt died by hanging in Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre on 10 February 2000, while serving a 28-day sentence for property offences. Key preventable fac…

paediatricspsychiatrydiagnosticproceduralcannabis
WA2019-07-11

Inquest into the Death of Annabel NICOL

50y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

Annabel Nicol, a 50-year-old woman, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in Bandyup Women's Prison on 15 June 2015. She was a remand prisoner with chronic alcoholism, depression, and suicidal ideation who h…

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemdelaymirtazapine
WAcommunity2008-07-18

Inquest into the Death of Oombulgurri

Boyd Lyle Scotty Farrer: Ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Esmay Alber…

Five Aboriginal people died in Oombulgurri, a remote East Kimberley community, between March 2005 and April 2006: four by suicide and one in a motor vehicle accident. Boyd Farrer (16), Alicia Rex (15), Paul Mitchell (21)…

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