44y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity
…hamphetamine toxicity on 11 December 2021 at his home in Leith, Tasmania. He had a history of depression, anxiety, heavy illicit drug use, and a recent suicide attempt by overdose in September 2021. Following relationsh…
50y · Female·unknown
…tion could not establish a cause of death due to advanced decomposition. She had a history of depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder with hoarding behaviours. A letter found at her apartment suggested sh…
23y · Male·Beta-phenylethylamine toxicity
…ting excessive quantities of this supplement purchased online. He had a history of low mood, fatigue, and anxiety, and had self-medicated with various phenylethylamine supplements despite repeated medical advice against…
40y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from height
…ained in a fall from the 16-metre platform of Poppet Head Lookout tower in Bendigo. He had depression and anxiety treated by his GP with antidepressants (mirtazapine then sertraline) and was referred to psychology, but …
18y · Male·Death by suicide; cause cannot be definitively determined as body not recovered,…
An 18-year-old male with depression and anxiety died by suicide on 16 August 2022, jumping from the Tasman Bridge. He had been diagnosed with depression …
43y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…ichael David Bird, aged 43, died by hanging at his home while on home detention bail. He had a history of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain, managed by a psychiatrist (Dr T.) with weekly appointments described as hi…
27y · Male·heroin toxicity
A 27-year-old man died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a history of depression, anxiety, and substance use (cannabis, methamphetamine, heroin). During home detention, he was compliant, engaged …
59y · Male·inhalation of products of combustion and effects of heat
…ed by overfilled containers in a confined space. While Howard experienced documented workplace stress and anxiety over 27 years, his GP and mental health providers had not identified imminent suicide risk. Orora's manag…
53y · Female·Unascertained (presumed drowned)
…eared on 15 July 2024 and is presumed to have drowned at Sorrento Back Beach. She was experiencing severe anxiety about upcoming foot surgery due to severe flatfoot deformity and osteoarthritis. Her GP recommended psych…
47y · Male·unknown
…cted self-inflicted death (possibly cliff fall), citing multiple stressors: criminal charges, depression, anxiety, financial crises and failed business ventures. Critically, David had insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes r…
62y · Female·ventricular fibrillation associated with congestive cardiomyopathy
…r the Mental Health Act for acute psychiatric deterioration (psychosis, confusion, paranoia) secondary to anxiety following cardiomyopathy diagnosis died from ventricular fibrillation associated with congestive cardiomy…
19y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia
…psychological distress and social withdrawal. In June and July 2014, he was diagnosed with depression and anxiety by his GP and commenced on desvenlafaxine 50mg. The GP encouraged psychological counselling, which the pa…
51y · Female·undetermined - either citalopram toxicity or ischaemic heart disease
…rged in good health on 26 August 2013 with prescriptions for citalopram 40mg daily and alprazolam 2mg for anxiety. Post-mortem toxicology revealed a potentially lethal citalopram level, and autopsy showed significant at…
31y · Female·hanging
A 31-year-old woman with a long history of depression, anxiety, and PTSD died by hanging. She experienced multiple concurrent stressors: workplace sexual harassment and…
57y · Male·hanging
Christopher Maxwell Lampkin, a 57-year-old man with longstanding depression and alcohol dependence, died by hanging in July 2021. He had been treated for depression since 2009 and had attended an alcohol and drugs servic…
26y · Male·Gunshot wound to head
…he need for mandatory psychiatric follow-up post-detoxification (particularly given baseline paranoia and anxiety), documented monitoring for breakthrough drug use and mental state deterioration, structured aftercare en…
43y · Male·compression of the neck in keeping with hanging
…ar-old man on home detention died by hanging in September 2021. He had a history of epilepsy, depression, anxiety, illicit drug use, and previous suicide attempts. In the weeks before death, he presented to hospital twi…
37y · Male·Sharp force injuries of the neck and left arm
…ng charges of sexual offences against a child. Initial mental health screening identified mild depression/anxiety but assessed him as not at risk. He subsequently engaged with Justice Health, calling the mental health h…
30y · Male·unascertained
…rent mental health decline evidenced by crying episodes, paranoia about home break-ins, and assertions of anxiety/panic attacks to his ex-partner. Police interactions on 9 November showed concerning behaviour described …
58y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…ria Police Senior Sergeant died by firearm suicide at his workplace. He had a history of mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression managed with low-dose antidepressants and counselling since 2015, with no prior suicidal i…
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