12y · Male·accidental suffocation secondary to the inhalation of vapour from Opal fuel
Kenny Malthouse, 12-year-old Aboriginal boy, died from accidental suffocation following inhalation of Opal fuel vapour on 13-14 April 2007 in Hermannsburg, Northern Territory. He ha…
0y · Female·undetermined; possible suffocation not definitively established at autopsy
A 4-week-old neonate died at home with undetermined cause, though suffocation on a soft pillow was considered possible. The infant was born prematurely on a concrete pavement to a m…
0y · Female·suffocation under bedding
Jasmine Rose Pearce, aged 11 months, died from suffocation under bedding in her family home on 27 January 2013. Her parents engaged in sexual activity on the bed …
22y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to suffocation
…m hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy on 2 September 1999 at Fremantle Hospital after a suicide attempt by suffocation in a Casuarina Prison cell on 25 August 1999. Rapley was a prisoner with a history of depression, anxie…
1y · Female·Suffocation
Sanaya Sahib, age 14 months, died from suffocation on 9 April 2016. Her mother, Sofina Nikat, deliberately suffocated her and left her body in Darebin Cre…
55y · Female·Plastic bag suffocation
Alison Copeland, aged 55, died by plastic bag suffocation after living with severe physical disability and depression since suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage …
23y · Male·Michael Shane Chisholm: suicide by hanging. Aaliyaha Jane Webb: killing by suffo…
Michael Chisholm, aged 23, suffocated his two young children—Aaliyaha (8) and Julian (4)—at his home, then hanged himself. A critical failure in police procedure was identified: when the mother reported missing children …
48y · Male·Cause of death remains unknown
… normal histology interpretation hindered by autolysis, and negative toxicology. No evidence of trauma, suffocation, or struggle was identified. Robert had recently experienced significant life stressors: the death of h…
43y · Male·suffocation by plastic bag (Neil Brooks); neck compression due to strangulation …
…died by strangulation in December 2002; Neil James Brooks, her partner charged with her murder, died by suffocation while on remand in May 2003. The coroner identified critical gaps in psychiatric care coordination. Dr …
1y · Female·sudden unexpected death in infancy due to hypoxic episode while co-bedding with …
Arisa Huber, a newborn, died from sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) due to hypoxic episode while co-bedding with her exhausted mother in a postnatal ward. The infant was found without breathing or pulse at 6:45am…
43y · Female·suffocation
Ms K, aged 43, was killed by her husband through suffocation on 7 March 2017 after years of coercive control, physical violence, and emotional abuse. A critical pol…
0y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest as a consequence of…
…t was not ideal, medical evidence clearly established natural death from viral respiratory illness, not suffocation or negligence. Territory Families' support efforts to help Ms Charra retain Baby S were appropriate. Th…
55y · Female·hypoxic brain injury complicated by aspiration pneumonia
A 55-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia died from hypoxic brain injury after suffocating herself with a plastic bin liner while hospitalised in a rural hospital. She was admitted following a disturbance where she …
Male·Mr Gleeson: fatal chest injuries from fall; Mr Lucas: chest and abdominal injuri…
Three mining deaths at Mount Lyell Mine in Tasmania. Craig Gleeson and Alistair Lucas fell 22 metres down a shaft on 9 December 2013 while replacing flask linkages on an unsafe, unsecured timber platform over a 35-metre …
0y · Male·Unascertained
A 10-week-old boy born at 35 weeks gestation was found asleep on his mother's chest while she was asleep on a couch and died from an unascertained cause. Post-mortem toxicology detected methamphetamine and cannabis; the …
4y · Female·Undetermined, consistent with suffocation or drowning
Savannah Eve Price-Mihayo, a 4-year-old girl, was killed by her father during a custody visit on 20 April 2014 in Victoria. The death occurred in the context of acrimonious post-separation parenting disputes and family v…
60y · Female·strangulation and suffocation by James Mulhall
Joy Maree Rowley, aged 60, was murdered by her partner James Mulhall in October 2011, following a serious assault in February 2011. The coroner found multiple systemic failures in Victoria Police's response to the family…
0y · Unknown·Mechanical asphyxiation as a consequence of overlaying
Baby A, a 7-week-old premature infant, died from mechanical asphyxiation due to overlaying while co-sleeping with his mother at Derby Hospital. The baby had been transferred from Darwin Hospital for weight monitoring and…
Male·Suffocation as a result of acute petrol vapour inhalation
Three Aboriginal males died from acute petrol vapour inhalation while sniffing in remote Northern Territory communities. Napthan Presley (14 years, Willowra), Wallace Coulthard (21 years, Mutitjulu), and Trevor Brumby (3…
53y · Male·asphyxia from combined effects of neck compression from hanging and suffocation …
John Trenorden died by suicide in prison following his arrest for allegedly murdering his former business partner Penelope Christopher. Police correctly identified him as at-risk after he attempted to step in front of tr…
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