38 results for “marital breakdown”
62y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury complicating mixed drug toxicity
… presented after a suspected overdose of prescription medications on 5 September in the context of severe marital breakdown and a prior serious suicide attempt in July. The coroner found her suicide risk was assessed as…
66y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning due to inhalation of exhaust gases from a lawn mower
Paul William Green, a 66-year-old retired engineer with longstanding depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic alcohol abuse, died by intentional carbon monoxide poisoning from a lawn mower exhaust. He had a prior suicide a…
50y · Male·Drowning
Theodore Johansen, a 50-year-old man with a history of anxiety and depression, presented to his GP on 28 October 2014 with active suicidal ideation and a detailed plan to drown himself using a block and chain. He was app…
37y · Male·asphyxia due to oxygen deprivation secondary to inhalation of helium
…tion on 16 August 2017. Key clinical lessons: (1) Military veterans with untreated PTSD and relationship breakdown require proactive mental health assessment and support, even when they deny issues; (2) The escalating n…
62y · Male·Self-inflicted intentional hanging
Haidar Ali Ikhtiyar, a 62-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, died by hanging in an immigration detention centre on 15 June 2013. He had experienced anxiety, depression and PTSD during detention and was under psychological ca…
40y · Male·Haemorrhage from gunshot wound to chest
…tion changes were made. He was experiencing significant personal stressors: his brother's recent suicide, marital problems, and impending separation. On the day of death, Mr Kennedy called police reporting a fictitious …
Unknown·asphyxiation in a child with drug effect
Two young children, aged 5 and 3, died following filicide by their father during a parental separation. The father purchased sedative medication (Restavit) on the afternoon of the deaths and administered it to the childr…
64y · Female·Combined toxicity to alcohol and baclofen
Anna Lawrence, 64, died from combined toxicity of alcohol and baclofen on 30 April 2020. She had a 40+ year history of alcohol dependency, borderline personality disorder, depression, and multiple suicide attempts. Baclo…
Female·Hanging
This finding concerns the deaths of TC, a young mother, and SN, her 17-month-old daughter, who died by hanging on 21 September 2015 in Campsie, NSW. SN had significant life-limiting medical conditions including bilateral…
17y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries after being struck by a train
17-year-old X died by suicide on 18 December 2012 after being struck by a train. She received multiple psychiatric admissions and CAMHS outpatient care from July-December 2012 for suicidal ideation, overdose attempts, an…
65y · Male·Gunshot wound to the right upper chest
Russell Winks, a 65-year-old man experiencing cumulative stress from family and health crises, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by police during an armed confrontation at his rural property. After retrieving a rifle h…
43y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
A 43-year-old male veteran died by hanging in a psychiatric inpatient unit while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order. He was admitted after a high-lethality suicide attempt involving overdose and carbon monoxide ex…
56y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…rther appointments. In August 2019, after observable deterioration (increased alcohol use, mood lability, marital stress), he re-engaged with treatment and restarted antidepressants. Five weeks later, he remained in ear…
33y · Male·hanging
Brian Dewson, a 33-year-old man with a 12-year history of drug and alcohol abuse, multiple psychiatric assessments (antisocial personality disorder, depression), and prior suicide risk designations died by hanging in Por…
39y · Female·Hypovolaemic shock due to incised injury to the wrist
A 39-year-old woman with a history of mental health issues and previous suicide attempts was admitted to a high-dependency psychiatric unit following a suicide attempt involving razor blades and medications. She was plac…
50y · Male·Hanging
A 50-year-old man with Parkinson's disease died by hanging in a psychiatric inpatient unit while on a Temporary Treatment Order. His mental and behavioural symptoms were secondary to Parkinson's disease and its treatment…
24y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 24-year-old man with bipolar disorder and ADHD died by gunshot wound to the head approximately 5 months after a serious suicide attempt by overdose. He had been assessed as fit to hold a firearms licence by his treatin…
63y · Male·Multiple injuries due to fall from height
A 63-year-old man with Parkinson's disease died by suicide three days after discharge from hospital following reimplantation of a Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) device. His initial DBS surgery in 2013 was successful, but d…
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