126 results for “suicidal behaviour by hanging”
59y · Male·compression of the neck secondary to hanging
A 59-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation died by hanging while on weekend leave from psychiatric care. He had been hospitalised four time…
33y · Female·hanging
A 33-year-old woman with significant history of mental health issues, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and prior suicide attempts died by hanging while highly intoxicated (BAC 0.183g/100mL). She used…
14y · Female·Hanging
Taylah Mahon, a 14-year-old girl, died by hanging in August 2009. She was being treated with isotretinoin (Roacutane) for severe acne by a dermatologist wh…
20y · Male·hanging
BK was a 20-year-old male with a history of depression diagnosed in 2015 who died by hanging in May 2018. He was a regular user of alcohol and cannabis with intermittent mental health treatment, hav…
23y · Male·hanging
A 23-year-old male with treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by hanging while an involuntary patient in the High Dependency Unit of Royal North Shore Hospital. He presented acut…
44y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…ar-old involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, died by hanging on 20 February 2000. He had been progressing well on antipsychotic medication and was transferred to an o…
Male·Self-inflicted hanging
Leon Mark Carroll died by hanging in prison while on remand for sexual offences. Initial assessment identified significant suicide risk, bu…
59y · Male·hanging
…e open ward after clinical review. Despite 30-minute observations initiated due to concerning night-time behaviour, he absconded on 19 October 2021 and died by hanging two days later. The coroner found the clinical mana…
52y · Male·Hanging
…man with a 25-year history of depression, anxiety, and severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) died by hanging. He had recent contact with mental health services including a psychiatrist, psychologist specialising in…
52y · Male·Hanging
A 52-year-old man with long-standing mood disorders, depression and suicidal ideation was apprehended under Mental Health Act section 10 after acute suicidal behaviour including self…
35y · Male·Hanging
Brent Reker, a 35-year-old prisoner with extensive history of suicide attempts (including hanging, overdose, and self-harm), died by hanging in Forbes Unit at Ravenhall Corrections Centre on 12 December …
33y · Male·cerebral hypoxia due to compression of the neck (suspension)
… cerebral hypoxia due to neck compression by suspension on 4 April 2007. He died 3 days after being found hanging from a residential balcony on 1 April 2007 following an argument with his partner. He had consumed signif…
29y · Male·Hanging
Steven John Bamblett, a 29-year-old Aboriginal man, died by hanging on 14 January 2020 following service of a Family Violence Intervention Order application. He had a docume…
18y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
…man with major depressive disorder and PTSD was admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit after expressing suicidal ideation and self-harm. She was changed from involuntary to voluntary status after clinical review. Four …
15y · Male·Hanging
Zachary Harvey, aged 15, died by hanging at his home on 6 March 2009, three days after breaking up with his girlfriend. The coroner found no evide…
21y · Male·Hanging
A 21-year-old male died by hanging on 9 December 2018 following arrest for drink-driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.155g/210L. …
26y · Male·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
A 26-year-old prisoner with a history of depression died by hanging in custody at Langi Kal Kal Prison. He had been prescribed desvenlafaxine for depression and was assessed…
49y · Female·Hanging
…aged 49, absconded from a psychiatric ward within hours of being placed on involuntary status and died by hanging. She had a long history of depression and suicidal ideation following her daughter's suicide in 1999. Whi…
26y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…with longstanding borderline personality disorder, substance abuse, and multiple suicide attempts died by hanging in a psychiatric ward whilst detained under a Mental Health Act order. Key clinical failures included: in…
18y · Male·Ligature Compression of Neck (Hanging)
Adam Timothy Garner, aged 18½, died by hanging in his prison cell at Canning Vale Prison Complex on 6 January 2000, approximately 24 hours after admissi…
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