Coronial

27 results for cerebral contusion

QLD2010-06-17

Challis, George Edgar

40y · Male·Head injury from assault

George Edgar Challis, a 40-year-old remand prisoner, died on 12 July 2006, eleven days after being assaulted by another inmate at Woodford Correctional Centre. He sustained a severe head injury from stomping to the head,…

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WAcommunity2003-11-21

Inquest into the Death of Wesley Russell Yamera

17y · Male·Head injury

Wesley Russell Yamera, 17 years old, died on 22 December 2002 from head injury sustained when he fell from a police security vehicle cage. On 18 December, Yamera was apprehended by Fitzroy Crossing police after a vehicle…

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NSW2021-05-26

Inquest into the death of Liam WOLF

19y · Male·unexpected arrhythmogenic event leading to a fall from height, blunt force head …

PTE Liam Wolf, a 19-year-old Australian Army recruit, died after collapsing on an obstacle course at Kapooka during the final training exercise. He experienced a sudden unexpected cardiac arrhythmia while climbing a ladd…

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VIChospital2026-03-13

Finding into death of Wayne Ronald Watson

61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct

A 61-year-old man with extensive cardiac disease collapsed at a supermarket, striking his head and losing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedics identified STEMI and administered heparin on advice from Austin…

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NThome2005-03-29

Inquest into the death of Marshall Yantarrnga

37y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis resulting from coronary atherosclerosis with contribu…

Marshall Yantarrnga, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man with significant cardiac history (prior mitral valve replacement in 1996), presented with chest and right-sided pain, fever, and was assessed by ambulance officers on 29 …

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QLDhospital2021-01-27

Brown, Tara Matekino - Non-inquest findings

24y · Female·Head injury from repeated blunt force trauma

A 24-year-old woman was fatally assaulted by her intimate partner after a period of escalating domestic and family violence. The perpetrator had a documented history of violent DFV across multiple relationships, with pri…

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NSW2011-12-23

Coroner's Finding: Sarah Kate Waugh

18y · Female·Multiple fractures of the skull, separation of C2 and C3 and generalised cerebra…

Sarah Waugh, aged 18, died on 24 March 2009 following a fall from a horse (Dargo) during a Jackaroo/Jillaroo course at TAFE NSW Western Institute Dubbo. The coroner found multiple critical systemic failures: TAFE impleme…

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