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70y · Female·drowning (likely), but ultimately undetermined cause
Glykeria Skalistis, aged 70, disappeared on 29-30 August 2019 and is presumed to have drowned at Schnapper Point beach. She had a long history of schizophrenia and depression, managed with antipsychotic and antidepressan…
27y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
Damon Savage, 27, died from multiple gunshot wounds during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He had called police while assaulting his partner, armed himself with two large knives, advanced towards offic…
34y · Male·Incision/stab wound to the neck
A 34-year-old male remandee died by self-inflicted neck wound while in custody at Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre. He had been discharged from Risk Intervention Team management following a self-harm incident 7 d…
43y · Female·asphyxia due to hanging
Helen Bird, aged 43, was found hanging in her garage in July 2010. While initially ruled suicide, a reopened coronial investigation found the coroner believes she was killed by her husband Mark Bird. Evidence showed Hele…
36y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries sustained after intentional self-infliction by fal…
Fiona Goodberg, a 36-year-old nurse with prior OCD history, died by falling from Landslide Lookout on 29 October 2020. She had experienced severe postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) following her daughter's bi…
47y · Male·Sudden cardiac death in association with COVID-19 infection
Alen Imbrisak, a 47-year-old man incarcerated at Junee Correctional Centre, died on 26 January 2022 from sudden cardiac death in association with COVID-19 infection. He tested positive on 25 January 2022 during a centre-…
49y · Male·combined drug toxicity
Karl Turner, a 49-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and chronic polysubstance use, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, pregabalin, methylamphetamine, and cannabis). He was managed on a Community …
41y · Female·Cause of death could not be established due to advanced decomposition
Cecilia Devine, a 41-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, was last seen alive on 6 September 2018 in Katoomba, NSW. Her body was discovered in the Upper Cascade Dam in March 2019, with aerial imaging suggesting death oc…
41y · Male·Unable to be ascertained
41-year-old male with schizophrenia/drug-induced psychosis and methamphetamine use died following police restraint on M5 motorway. Admitted to Shellharbour Hospital 10-30 May 2022 for psychotic behaviours and assault all…
33y · Unknown·neck compression secondary to hanging
Jessica Anne Thomas, a 33-year-old gender-diverse person with complex psychiatric diagnoses including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD, died by hanging while remanded in custody at Dame…
63y · Female·Unascertained (natural causes) - favoured mechanism sudden cardiac arrhythmia
Deborah Christine Barker, a 63-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in specialist disability accommodation, was found unresponsive in the toilet and declared deceased at 7:32pm on 13 May 2022. Autopsy revea…
43y · Male·Amitriptyline toxicity
Scott Alan Murdoch, a 43-year-old maximum-security prisoner with chronic suicidal ideation, borderline personality disorder, and a documented history of medication hoarding and overdose attempts, died from amitriptyline …
24y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest
Luke Gilbert, 24-year-old male, died from gunshot wounds after approaching two police officers in Airlie Beach's Safe Night Precinct while carrying an illegal Category M folding knife and heavily intoxicated. He produced…
16y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 16-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder and history of self-harm died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had attended Headspace for mental health support and seen a GP who identified previous suicidal ideati…
45y · Female·Multiple blunt force injuries
A 45-year-old woman with acute psychotic illness attended Prince of Wales Hospital ED on 4 August 2020 after presenting to police with persecutory delusions. She was assessed by mental health and medical clinicians who a…
43y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, periciazine, carbama…
A 43-year-old woman with complex psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic suicidality died from combined drug toxicity involving eight medications (tapentadol, …
50y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with tension pneumothorax
Suzanne Evans, aged 50, died from combined drug toxicity in the setting of tension pneumothorax. She had a history of alcohol dependence, depression, and borderline personality disorder. Following an argument with her pa…
41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging
Danielle Thomson, a 41-year-old woman with complex medical and mental health conditions including cervical dystonia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, and alcohol use disorder, died by suic…
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
TK, an 18-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and a history of childhood trauma, died from mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdose. She had multiple psychiatric admissions…
33y · Male·ketoacidosis, likely alcoholic ketoacidosis
Thomas David Martin, aged 33, died of ketoacidosis between 1-2 April 2021 at Common Ground, a supported accommodation facility in Hobart. He had a long history of schizophrenia, involuntary mental health admissions, and …
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