Coroner's Finding: Joyce. Kaye Maree
58y · Female·thermal burns
A 58-year-old woman with schizophrenia died from extensive thermal burns after a fire originated in a wall-mounted heat pump that lacked a required residual current device (RCD). …
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58y · Female·thermal burns
A 58-year-old woman with schizophrenia died from extensive thermal burns after a fire originated in a wall-mounted heat pump that lacked a required residual current device (RCD). …
84y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and multi-system organ failure arising from being a victim of h…
…mputer monitor powered by cascaded power boards, which created electrical instability. Mr Walker sustained burns to approximately 30% of his body and severe smoke inhalation, was rescued unconscious, and transported to …
63y · Male·cerebral infarction
John Arthur Burns, a 63-year-old man with frontotemporal dementia and motor neurone disease, died from cerebral infarction o…
62y · Male·Pulmonary oedema and aspiration in the setting of Down Syndrome and chronic obst…
James Robert Burns, a 62-year-old man with Down syndrome and COPD, died from pulmonary oedema and aspiration at Sunshine Hosp…
45y · Male·thermal burns sustained in a motor vehicle fire
A 45-year-old man with a history of poor mental health died from thermal burns following a deliberate single-vehicle crash into a brick wall. He had experienced recent workplace stress …
Unknown·Anne Wachera Muhoro: effects of fire (inhalation of products of combustion and b…
…seats of ignition and was deliberate, not accidental. Anne died from inhalation of combustion products and burns. Post-mortem examination could not determine the cause of death for the two children, though forensic path…
49y · Male·effects of fire (70% body surface area full and partial thickness burns)
A 49-year-old man died from severe burns sustained at a hotel beer garden fireplace. He had consumed approximately 20 pots of beer over two days an…
3y · Male·smoke inhalation and burns
Daniel Cook-Hill, a 3-year-old boy in state care, died from smoke inhalation and burns when he and another child became trapped in a burning caravan at his grandmother's home on 12 October 2008…
73y · Male·Gregory Frank Burkhalter: carbon monoxide toxicity due to inhalation of carbon m…
…and combustion. Mr Burkhalter (73) died from carbon monoxide toxicity; Mrs Burkhalter (74) suffered severe burns, survived initially but died from complications including myocardial infarction during acute resuscitation…
42y · Female·Complications of cutaneous burns
Nicole Joy Millar, 42, died from severe burns inflicted by her intimate partner in a premeditated attack at a petrol station. She had disclosed prior in…
74y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a fire
Nigel Willoughby, 74, died from complications of burns sustained in a house fire on 2 September 2020. The fire was caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette ign…
27y · Male·Effects of fire and explosion
…e. Clinically, this highlights the dangers of uncontrolled exposure to volatile organic compounds, thermal burns, and toxic inhalation in confined spaces.
Male·Burns
A young man died from severe burns sustained in a fire caused by an uncontrolled thermal runaway event in lithium-ion batteries of an e-scoot…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle crash
Bailey Bryan Burns, aged 23, died on 7 September 2024 when the vehicle he was driving struck a tree on Canning Highway near A…
82y · Female·multi organ failure from burns on a background of aortic stenosis and ischaemic …
… used, and air must be expelled before sealing. The bottle ruptured within 30 seconds to a minute, causing burns to 9% of her body. She developed renal failure and multi-organ failure and died 12 days later. The coroner…
56y · Female·multi-organ failure complicating severe burns on a background of alcoholic liver…
… alcoholic liver disease, cerebellar atrophy, and marked mobility impairment suffered fatal full-thickness burns (75% TBSA) from scalding shower water at Flinders Medical Centre. She was left unattended in a shower whil…
65y · Male·combined effects of smoke inhalation, burns and ischaemic heart disease
John Flamish, 65, died on 5 June 2017 from smoke inhalation, burns and ischaemic heart disease following a deliberately lit fire in the carpark of public housing at 22-24 Ea…
1y · Male·Complication of burns and trauma to the mesenteric artery
A 15-month-old child died from complications of severe scalding burns (55% of body) sustained when left unsupervised in a bath of hot water (65°C) for 10-15 minutes, combined w…
45y · Male·Self-inflicted burns (80-90% full and partial thickness burns across body)
…hen Mawer, a 45-year-old man with longstanding depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, died from severe burns sustained when he deliberately set himself alight during a police siege at his home. He had recently been …
47y · Male·Extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set fire
A 47-year-old male died from extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set house fire on 29 November 2020. He had experienced a relationship breakdow…
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