50y · Male·freshwater drowning
…e swam approximately 200 metres to reach the boat but got into difficulty and disappeared underwater. The autopsy revealed no significant cardiac disease, injuries, or toxicological abnormalities. The coroner found no s…
21y · Male·unascertained natural causes
…ed in his apartment on 29 August 2017, having died on 27 August. Despite thorough investigation including autopsy, toxicology, and radiology, the cause of death could not be ascertained. No external injuries, drugs, or …
0y · Male·unascertained cause
…hat morning, with the placenta found separately nearby. Despite extensive investigation and comprehensive autopsy including forensic pathology, entomology, radiology, histopathology, and toxicology, the cause of death c…
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly
…l disabilities and died from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart weighing 802g with biventricular dilation). The autopsy found no evidence of trauma, infection, or toxicity contributing to death. Cardiac enlargement of this ma…
0y · Female·sudden death in an infant with broncho-pulmonary dysplasia
…th. The main clinical lesson concerns communication: parents were initially told the death was SIDS, then autopsy findings revealed BPD, creating confusion and distress. The coroner found that preliminary diagnoses shou…
57y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to a duodenal ulcer in the setting of recent ne…
…nal haemorrhage due to a duodenal ulcer eight days after undergoing left nephrectomy for renal carcinoma. Autopsy revealed approximately 900ml of clotted blood in the stomach and bowel from a bleeding duodenal ulcer, wi…
Male·unknown
…ty, date, place, cause, and manner of death could not be determined. The remains showed evidence of prior autopsy and were likely those of a destitute male aged 40-66 years, probably buried in the late 1950s from State …
33y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…ation was thorough, though GSR testing of witnesses could have been considered until after interviews and autopsy results were available.
42y · Female·unascertained
…ered in July 2020 at a campsite in Cape Byron Recreational Area. Despite thorough investigation including autopsy, forensic anthropology, and expert review, the cause and manner of death remain unascertained. No evidenc…
70y · Female·unascertained
…und deceased in a barrel 20 months later. The cause of death could not be definitively determined despite autopsy examination. A fractured thyroid cartilage was noted, which could suggest neck compression, but the exten…
0y · Male·head injury of undetermined aetiology
… 15 September 1993 with fixed pupils, cyanosis, and seizure-like activity, progressing to cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed subdural, subarachnoid, and retinal haemorrhages. Expert pathologists reviewed the case in 2009-…
Male·Combined effects of hypothermia and incised wounds to the neck
…d on 8 August 2012 in thick scrub at Balls Head Reserve, Waverton, in an advanced state of decomposition. Autopsy examination revealed incised wounds to the neck, elbow, and wrist consistent with self-infliction. Pathol…
20y · Male·acute heat stress (circumstances undetermined)
Michael Campbell, aged 20 months, died on 18 April 2008 from acute heat stress. He was placed in his bedroom cot by his mother after returning home from grandparents' house. He was found unconscious and extremely hot app…
64y · Female·Pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in right leg, with contribu…
Lynette Babington, a 64-year-old woman, died from acute pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in her right leg, complicated by severe pulmonary hypertension and cardiomegaly. She had presented with progres…
48y · Male·asphyxiation by drowning
In December 1968, a body was found drowned at St Kilda West beach, Victoria. The remains were initially misidentified as Angelo Delaster, a former mental hospital patient, and buried under that name in March 1969. The er…
38y · Female·unascertained, likely natural causes
…ntial disability facility. She was found unresponsive on 5 March 2009 and resuscitation was unsuccessful. Autopsy revealed no significant natural disease macroscopically, with negative toxicology. The cause of death was…
83y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicated by atrial fibrillation, mitral valve regurgi…
…ousness, cyanosis, and loss of motor control, causing him to accelerate and collide with another vehicle. Autopsy revealed severe coronary artery atherosclerosis, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, mitral val…
42y · Male·Coronary artery atheroma with arrhythmia
…aty afterwards, but did not seek medical review. He was found deceased in his cell the following morning. Autopsy revealed severe single-vessel coronary artery disease with 90% narrowing. The coroner found no way to hav…
54y · Male·Cardiomyopathy (NOS)
…ve disorder, epilepsy and hypertension, died suddenly at his supported accommodation from cardiomyopathy. Autopsy revealed moderate coronary artery disease, cardiac hypertrophy, and fibro-fatty infiltration suggestive o…
44y · Female·natural causes, possibly a cardiac arrhythmia
…and Hospital on 28 July 2011. She was found unconscious in the hallway and could not be resuscitated. The autopsy initially suggested acute clozapine toxicity, but extensive evidence at inquest demonstrated she was pres…
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