29y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Mr BB, a 29-year-old male, fatally assaulted his de facto partner Ms AA with a weight plate while she slept, then jumped from a 23-storey building. The relationship, which began in June 2020, progressed rapidly during CO…
64y · Female·Bilateral pulmonary embolism with left middle cerebral artery/posterior cerebral…
…y 2007 with chest tightness, breathing difficulties and low oxygen saturation (83-86%). A doctor diagnosed panic attack and discharged her without investigation. She re-presented next day with neurological symptoms (arm…
42y · Male·hanging
A 42-year-old prisoner with generalised anxiety disorder and chronic tinnitus causing significant distress died by suicide while incarcerated. In the months preceding his death, he presented repeatedly to health staff re…
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…
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
Terry Riordan, 45, died from multi-drug toxicity caused by ingesting amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiatric comorbidities, substance abuse issues, and was under care of his GP D…
37y · Female·asphyxia due to hanging
A 37-year-old woman with major depression and Crohn's disease was admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt. She was discharged after less than two days following clinical improvement, against her husband's reserv…
60y · Female·hanging
Margaret McCall, a 60-year-old woman with chronic regional pain syndrome and longstanding anxiety and depression, died by hanging. She received multiple ketamine infusions for pain management, with cessation of fentanyl …
26y · Female·Pentobarbitone toxicity
PA, a 26-year-old veterinary nurse, died by suicide on 12 September 2021 using pentobarbitone accessed from her workplace. She had a history of depression and anxiety managed by her GP with antidepressants, but had becom…
34y · Female·Hanging with combined effects of ethanol and benzodiazepines
Lisa Sharp, 34-year-old woman on a Community Treatment Order for schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, died by hanging on 16-17 December 2007. She was in severe distress over losing custody of her children, with a cour…
43y · Female·External neck compression due to self-inflicted hanging
A 43-year-old NSW Police officer died by suicide on duty while suffering from work-related Major Depressive Disorder and PTSD. She had a suicide attempt in November 2012 that was not formally investigated as a new incide…
Female·self-inflicted hanging (Fionica and Layla); hanging but circumstances open (Ketu…
Three Aboriginal teenage girls aged 15-17 years died by hanging in remote NT communities, all with documented histories of sexual abuse, domestic violence, STIs, injuries, and severe trauma. All were known to government …
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