89 results for “schizophrenia or psychotic disorder”
40y · Male·Victims: fatal stab wounds from knife attack; Joel Cauchi: fatal gunshot wounds …
Joel Cauchi, a 40-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, carried out a stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney on 13 April 2024,…
39y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from the Camberwell train station bridge
Justin Crome, a 39-year-old man with delusional disorder and schizophrenia, died by suicide after jumping from a railway bridge on 13 February 2020. He had a hist…
23y · Male·Unable to be determined from available evidence
…vered via DNA matching. In the months before his disappearance, Ben developed symptoms consistent with schizophrenia including paranoia, delusions, and social withdrawal. He was treated by mental health services and pre…
43y · Male·exsanguination from incised wounds to the arms - self inflicted
A 43-year-old man with schizophrenia, PTSD, and methamphetamine use died from exsanguination following self-inflicted incised wounds to bot…
49y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a truck
Ashley Paull, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, died after being struck by a truck while walking along the Pacific Highway following his release from…
29y · Male·Not determined; likely multiple injuries from fall from coastal cliff or drownin…
… a 29-year-old man last seen on 29 October 2023 in North Bondi, NSW. Gavin had a documented history of schizophrenia diagnosed in 2015, with periods of non-compliance with antipsychotic medication and progressive social…
32y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
David Mathew Smith, 32, died by plastic bag asphyxia on 25 November 2007. He had schizophrenia, chronic motor tic disorder, sexual paraphilia, and a history of explosive-making offences. He was sub…
48y · Male·undetermined
A 48-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled diabetes, sleep apnoea, obesity and cardiomegaly died unexpectedly at a rural hospital…
38y · Female·Unable to be determined
… Levitski disappeared on 31 March 2014 from her father's property near Bega, NSW. She had schizoaffective disorder requiring intensive mental health support, depot antipsychotic injections, and multiple medications. Disc…
33y · Male·hanging
…had been remanded in custody for three weeks. Despite psychiatric assessment on 15 September identifying psychotic symptoms and thought disorder, he was commenced on antipsychotic medication (Olanzapine) and referred to…
Multiple stab wounds to chest (David Gerard: stab wound to chest piercing heart;…
Joint inquest into two homicides by individuals with schizophrenia who were managed by mental health services. Anthony Butler stabbed David Gerard in 2001 after being di…
40y · Female·The medical cause of death was unable to be determined. Manner of death: uninten…
Christine Young, a 40-year-old Aboriginal woman with paranoid schizophrenia, absconded from a locked mental health inpatient unit and walked into desert scrubland where she died.…
22y · Male·Hanging
A 22-year-old man with severe chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance use disorder died by hanging in prison custody. He had been recently discharged from a m…
26y · Male·.357 magnum gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
Luke Donaghey, a 26-year-old man with untreated psychotic illness, was shot by police after threatening his parents with a knife. Critical clinical lesson: his ge…
0y · Female·unascertained
A nine-month-old First Nations child (Baby Q) was killed by her psychotic father in November 2018. The family, transient and homeless, were known to child protection and police i…
56y · Male·head injuries inflicted by blunt force trauma
…ressed clear intentions to kill someone prior to release and had a complex psychiatric history (likely schizophrenia mixed with Asperger's syndrome) that was poorly managed in prison. Multiple systemic failures contribu…
45y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
David Grieve, a 45-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and multiple cardiac risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking), died of coronary atheros…
30y · Male·Heroin toxicity
David D'Angelo, a 30-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and polysubstance dependence, was admitted to The Alfred Psychiatric Unit involuntarily on 24 March 20…
20y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
Steven Charles Indich, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and a long history of psychotic symptoms, violent behaviour and substance abuse, died by suicide in Sm…
Female·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision (for all five deceased)
…ildren (aged 2-6). She had a longstanding history of complex mental health issues (Borderline Personality Disorder and schizophrenia), domestic violence concerns, and custody disputes. The crash occurred following an emo…
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