149 results for “attempted suicide”
72y · Male·multiple injuries resulting from catastrophic head injury with massive disruptio…
… calls to family members beforehand stating his intention. Police negotiators arrived within minutes and attempted engagement, but the patient was determined. A trained nurse intervened without police direction, potenti…
68y · Male·UNKNOWN
…ported missing on 24 November 2005. Mr Sinnathamby's youngest daughter had died from injuries related to attempted suicide in February 2005, deeply affecting him. He blamed a man named Ranjit Sahasranaman for defrauding…
38y · Male·asphyxiation due to hanging
… been assessed multiple times by the Risk Intervention Team and Justice Health staff following an initial suicide statement, and was appropriately managed with medication and close monitoring. On the day before his deat…
25y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from height into water
…rts lasting approximately 35 minutes, he jumped from the bridge. Police recovered him from the water and attempted resuscitation, but he was pronounced dead at Alfred Hospital. The coroner found the death was intentiona…
38y · Male·Multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest causing significant internal or…
Scott Matthew Taylor, aged 38, died from self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest sustained while police attempted to detain him on 14 January 2012. Police attended his residence to interview him regarding rape allegati…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
…s, accumulated multiple monitoring breaches (36 telephone alerts), tested positive for amphetamines, and attempted suicide on 4 January 2001 by overdosing on amitriptyline. After psychiatric clearance, he was discharged…
44y · Female·blunt force head injuries
…e of recognising controlling and possessive behaviour patterns in relationships. Mr Michael subsequently attempted suicide by insulin overdose and later died by suicide in prison while awaiting trial.
23y · Male·Incineration from motor vehicle accident (collision with tree)
A 23-year-old man who had experienced multiple suicide attempts and depression deliberately drove his stolen vehicle into a tree after police attempted to inter…
34y · Male·unascertained (suspected suicide, but body not located so no post-mortem examina…
…tures, disappeared on 10 January 2011 after starting a new job that triggered anxiety. He had previously attempted suicide in 2008. His sister Michelle advocated for improved family involvement in his mental health care…
38y · Male·hanging in custody
…custody and died by hanging in a mental health screening unit cell on 3 September 2013. Clinical lessons: suicide risk assessment in custodial settings is inherently difficult and checkbox-based risk tools are poorly de…
37y · Male·Drowning (most likely cause, though coroner unable to definitively exclude hypot…
… his home. He had a history of depression treated with medication and psychiatric care, and had spoken of suicide to acquaintances. He was also a regular cannabis user and heavy alcohol consumer. The coroner concluded h…
37y · Male·Neck compression and the complications thereof
…. When a review on 21 July informed him he required weeks of further admission, he became distressed and attempted to hang himself using a bedsheet in his hospital room. Following emergency resuscitation, he never regai…
28y · Male·Traumatic brain damage complicating contact .22 calibre gunshot wound to the mid…
…ths prior, he had displayed signs of depression, isolation, and increasing agitation following a friend's suicide eight years earlier. On 2 April 1997, he became severely agitated, damaged property, set his car on fire,…
35y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
…ed significantly in 2022 following his dog's death in August and after receiving an autism diagnosis. He attempted suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in December 2021 and set his house on fire in August 2022. On the e…
Suicide by intentional fall or jump from Tasman Bridge
Coroner's inquiry into six suicide deaths at the Tasman Bridge, Hobart, Tasmania, between 2014-2015. All six deceased intentionally jumped f…
43y · Male·head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained when intentionally stepping into th…
…th a long history of mental health problems, severe depression, and suicidal ideation since 2013, died by suicide on 6 March 2021. On the day of his death, following a police callout for erratic behaviour, he drove onto…
17y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)
…uding contact cleaner ignited near him, and derogatory comments. He developed major depressive disorder, attempted suicide in August 2008, and returned to New Zealand in September 2008. He died by suicide there in Octob…
23y · Male·Hanging
…e locked himself in a bathroom with a belt while she called police. The 000 operator was informed he had attempted suicide three times in 12 hours and taken a belt to the bathroom. However, attending police officers did…
23y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…rists. During the intervention, whilst the deceased was holding the safety rail, Senior Constable Kirwan attempted to grab his arm to prevent the fall. The deceased thrashed, broke free, and jumped backward off the brid…
27y · Female·hanging, self-inflicted with intention of taking own life
A 27-year-old Aboriginal woman with borderline personality disorder died by suicide within hours of discharge from an emergency department. She presented after her GP attempted to schedule …
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