Coronial

46 results for schizophrenia with psychotic relapse

VIChome2026-04-14

Finding into death of Justin James Filardo

45y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the head and left shoulder

Justin Filardo, aged 45, with a 28-year history of schizophrenia, was fatally shot by police after assaulting his sister Bianca in her be…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdelayclozapine
VICcommunity2011-10-26

Finding into death of Redae Berhane

23y · Male·Unknown - missing person, no conclusive evidence of death

Redae Berhane, a 23-year-old man with schizophrenia, severe stutter, and partial deafness, went missing on 6 August 2007 and has not been located…

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NSWmental health2026-02-05

Inquest into the deaths at Westfield Bondi Junction Executive Summary

41y · Male·Gunshot wounds to neck and chest (perpetrator Joel Cauchi); stab wounds (six vic…

…nagement in Queensland before the attack. Key clinical failures identified: (1) gradual cessation of antipsychotic medications (clozapine 2012–2018) without adequate monitoring; (2) inadequate response to early warning …

psychiatrygeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationclozapine
SAcommunity2025-04-30

Coroner's Finding: Foster, Michelle Stephanie

36y · Female·head injury

A 36-year-old woman was killed by a young man with early-onset schizophrenia after a chance encounter. The death resulted from a complex series of missed oppo…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationaripiprazole
VIChome2015-04-13

Finding into death of Athiel Deng

59y · Female·head injury

…thiel Deng, a 59-year-old Sudanese refugee, was fatally assaulted by her son Majang Ngor during an acute psychotic episode induced by cannabis and methamphetamine use. Ngor had a documented first psychotic episode in Fe…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemdelaycannabis
VICcommunity2014-08-25

Finding into death of Travis Joseph Hartskeerl

32y · Male·Head and neck trauma (train impact)

Travis Hartskeerl, a 32-year-old man with a complex history of schizophrenia, polysubstance abuse, and multiple serious suicide attempts, died by sui…

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TASmental health2017-05-04

Coroner's Finding: Harris, Stephen Russell

56y · Male·Probable cardiac arrhythmia

Stephen Russell Harris, a 56-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, died of probable cardiac arrhythmia while an …

psychiatrycardiologypaliperidone depot
TAScommunity2025-06-30

Coroner's Finding: de-identified XA

41y · Male·head and chest injuries from fall from height

A 41-year-old man with schizophrenia died by suicide, jumping from the Tasman Bridge on Christmas Eve 2022. He had a 15-year histo…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdelaypaliperidone
VIChospital2020-04-23

Finding into death of John Alexander King

60y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity

A 60-year-old man with schizophrenia and depression presented to Maroondah Hospital ED with acute psychotic symptoms after stoppin…

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VICmental health2019-12-17

Finding into death of Thien Cong Pham

27y · Male·ligature strangulation

A 27-year-old male with treatment-resistant schizophrenia died from ligature strangulation by a co-patient at a secure forensic men…

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemdelayclozapine
NSWhome2020-06-01

Inquest into the death of A P

2y · Female·drowning

… at her home in September 2016. Her mother was suffering from acute psychosis and had stopped taking antipsychotic medication days before the death. Critical failures occurred: the child protection service had closed th…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemtriflouperazine
NSWmental health2017-07-11

Inquest into the death of CCW

68y · Female·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy as a result of Hanging

A 68-year-old woman with longstanding psychotic illness presented to ED with acute relapse, homicidal ideation toward her husband, a…

psychiatrygeriatric medicinecommunicationsystemquetiapine
WAmental health2018-07-16

Inquest into the Death of Stanley KING

45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…

Stanley King, a 45-year-old man with severe psychosis, coronary artery disease, and obesity, died from cardiorespiratory arrest triggered by ant…

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QLDcommunity2025-02-11

Inquest into the death of Mohamad Ikraam Bahram

24y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds

Mohamad Ikraam Bahram, a 24-year-old man with schizophrenia managed under a community treatment authority, died after being shot by police on Mary Street…

psychiatryforensic medicinesystemcommunicationaripiprazole
NSWhome2011-10-14

Coroner's Finding: Adam Quddus Salter

36y · Male·Gunshot wound to chest

Adam Quddus Salter, aged 36, experienced acute psychiatric decompensation on 18 November 2009 while living at his family home. After stabbing himself multiple times, paramedics and police were called. While paramedics tr…

general practicepsychiatrydiagnosticsystemefexor xr
NSWhome2023-07-05

Inquest into the death of JY

5y · Male·multiple stab wounds

A 5-year-old boy died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by his father during an acute psychotic episode. The father, diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2003, was admitted to Hornsby Hospital in April 201…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemrisperidone
WA2004-02-10

Inquest into the Death of Dylan Robert Green

26y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)

… at Hakea Prison, died by hanging on 11 July 2002. He had a history of serious mental illness, including psychotic episodes with delusional beliefs, and a previous suicide attempt. While in psychiatric care at Fremantle…

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemcommunicationolanzapine
NSW2021-07-15

Findings into the death of MH

22y · Male·Hanging

A 22-year-old man with severe chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance use disorder died by hanging in prison custo…

psychiatrycorrectional healthdiagnosticsystemzuclopenthixol
WAmental health- 11 April 2014

Inquest into the Death of Robert Kenneth SCOTT

28y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

Robert Kenneth Scott, a 28-year-old man with schizophrenia, died by hanging on 22 May 2008 after absconding from Graylands Hospital where he was an invo…

psychiatrydelayclozapine
NSWhospital2014-12-19

Inquest into the death of JX

32y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from height

A 32-year-old man with a history of psychotic episodes and depression died by suicide after jumping from a cliff while experiencin…

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