Coronial

692 results for hanging

TAShome2025-08-22

Coroner's Finding: Marshall, Benjamin Laurence

31y · Male·asphyxia due to self-inflicted hanging

Benjamin Marshall, aged 31, died by self-inflicted hanging in October 2019, over two years after discharge from the Royal Australian Navy. He suffered from Bipolar …

psychiatrypsychologysystemdiagnosticalcohol
NSWcommunity2011-06-24

Coroner's Finding: Paul Phillip Mathew Carpenter

11y · Male·Comminuted fractured skull with cerebral oedema from being run over by the rear …

Paul Carpenter, 11, died from blunt force trauma after falling under a school bus while "bus surfing" (hanging onto the emergency footrest) at a bus stop in Junee, NSW. The coroner found this dangerous behavior occur…

communicationsystem
ACTaged care2003-08-04

Inquest Into The Manner And Cause Of Death Of Ivy Pearl Ghobrial

Female·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia

…e bronchopneumonia at a nursing home in September 2001, following a hypoxic brain injury sustained from a hanging attempt in March 2000. The coroner found the death resulted inevitably from her severe irreversible brain…

psychiatryneurology
WAcommunity2020-11-05

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Paul Clifford YORK

45y · Male·unascertained

…s presumed dead. He had a long history of depression, suicidal ideation, and previous suicide attempts by hanging and overdose. He was sexually abused as a teenager, struggled with substance abuse, and had recently been…

psychiatrygeneral practicediagnosticsystemmirtazapine
NSW2023-06-06

Inquest into the death of CJ

56y · Male·hanging (neck compression)

CJ, a 56-year-old man, died by hanging in custody at Bathurst Correctional Centre on 31 December 2020, shortly after the suicide of his son in J…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystem
VICcommunity2021-04-30

Finding into death of Kent Thomas

68y · Male·Hanging

Kent Thomas, aged 68, died by hanging in December 2018. He had experienced chronic tinnitus since 2013 which severely impacted his mental healt…

general practicepsychiatrydiagnosticdelayclonazepam
VICmental health2023-09-15

Finding into death of Daylon John Roeton

28y · Male·Hanging

Daylon Roeton, 28, died by hanging in a mental health seclusion room using a ligature made from blanket binding. He was admitted involuntari…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemproceduralolanzapam
VIChome2020-09-07

Finding into death of Ms MH

29y · Female·Hanging

A 29-year-old South Asian woman who emigrated to Australia in 2018 died by hanging. She had a history of suicidality in India but never received mental health treatment. She experienced mu…

psychiatrypublic health
VIChome2019-10-07

Finding into death of Tre Leigh Lawson

21y · Male·Hanging

A 21-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging following a tumultuous relationship involving family violence, substance abuse, and unmanaged mental heal…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemmethamphetamine
SAhome2012-05-09

Coroner's Finding: PENNIALL David

24y · Male·neck compression due to hanging

A 24-year-old man with depression and anxiety died by hanging in March 2009, three weeks after hospital discharge following an overdose. Critical clinical lessons emer…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationdelayvenlafaxine
WA2023-12-21

Inquest into the Death of Shane Nathan ROBERTS

41y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

Shane Nathan Roberts, aged 41, died by ligature compression (hanging) in Hakea Prison on 24 June 2019. He had pre-existing depression and anxiety treated with citalopram. A p…

correctional healthgeneral practicesystemdelaycitalopram
VIChome2019-12-13

Finding into death of Kyle Horne

19y · Male·Hanging

Kyle Horne, a 19-year-old with high-functioning autism, died by hanging on 15 March 2018 following relationship breakdown. He presented to his GP on 8 March 2018 requesting a Me…

general practicepsychiatrydiagnostic
NSW2024-12-12

Inquest into the death of Mr S

57y · Male·Hanging

A 57-year-old male inmate died by hanging at Long Bay Correctional Centre in January 2018. Although he had been psychiatrically assessed as experie…

psychiatrycorrectional healthcommunicationsystemfluoxetine
VIC2012-03-16

Finding into death of Unknown Remains

25y · Male·unknown

This inquest concerns unidentified skeletal remains of a young adult male discovered in bushland in 2006, believed to have died between February 1999 and 2000. While a noose and handcuffs were found at the scene, the cor…

NSWmental health2017-07-11

Inquest into the death of CCW

68y · Female·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy as a result of Hanging

…ation or consultation with the supervising consultant occurred regarding this change in plan. She died by hanging in her single room during night hours. Expert review found the initial assessment appropriate and suicide…

psychiatrygeriatric medicinecommunicationsystemquetiapine
VIChospital2015-12-09

Finding into death of Benjamin David Johnston

36y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury due to hanging

Benjamin Johnston, a 36-year-old male, died by hanging after six weeks of varenicline (Champix) treatment for smoking cessation. Two weeks before death, his par…

general practicepsychiatryvarenicline
VICcommunity2021-04-14

Finding into death of JJ

70y · Male·Hanging

…essant therapy and community follow-up. However, he ceased taking his psychiatric medications and died by hanging 3 days after discharge. The coroner found that while Alfred Health's care was appropriate, Monash Health'…

psychiatryendocrinologycommunicationsystemvenlafaxine
VIChome2015-11-30

Finding into death of Nidhi Parashar

29y · Female·Hanging

Nidhi Parashar, an Indian national, died by hanging on 11 June 2012 after killing her husband Asim Kumar with a cricket bat and knife while he slept. The dea…

forensic medicinepublic healthsystem
WA2024-06-12

Inquest into the Death of Petra Michelle MARQUIS

40y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

Petra Michelle Marquis, a 40-year-old woman with a documented history of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and borderline personality disorder, died by suicide while in police custody after being …

psychiatryemergency medicineduloxetine
NTcommunity2020-12-15

Inquest into the death of Fionica James, Katurah Mamarika, Layla Leering

Female·self-inflicted hanging (Fionica and Layla); hanging but circumstances open (Ketu…

Three Aboriginal teenage girls aged 15-17 years died by hanging in remote NT communities, all with documented histories of sexual abuse, domestic violence, STIs, injurie…

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