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61y · Female·Alzheimer's Dementia and epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome, hypothyroidis…
Luana Janiece Ross, a 61-year-old woman with Down syndrome, Alzheimer's dementia, and epilepsy, collapsed at home while being assisted with her morning routine and died shortly after. Paramedics responded promptly and in…
46y · Male·Stab wound of the chest and abdomen
Gregory Piperidis (46) died from a stab wound to the chest during a basement burglary incident on 26 June 2021 at Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. He and his friend were stealing bicycles when confronted by apartment resident…
35y · Male·head injury sustained in an electric unicycle accident
A 35-year-old experienced e-unicyclist died from catastrophic head injuries after crashing into a barrier post on a shared bicycle trail. He was riding at excessive speed (estimated 40km/h), riding on the wrong side of t…
56y · Male·consequences of a physical struggle in the setting of injecting drug use (heroin…
Vincenzo Lobosco, 56, died following a physical altercation with his friend Darren Heaney on 25 June 2022. The assault involved blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Death resulted from consequences of the physical st…
56y · Male·complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
Victor Dale Fenech, a 56-year-old experiencing homelessness, died from complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. He made three emergency calls over two days before his death, but ambulances did not attend the fir…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the setting of chronic ethanol use
Robert Spencer, 59, called 000 at 4:27 am reporting weakness and inability to mobilise following a fall. He was triaged as Code 3 (non-urgent) and underwent secondary triage call-back attempts without success. An ambulan…
43y · Male·Unascertained - attributed to metabolic/physiological derangement in context of …
Tai Van Tran, a 43-year-old man with daily heroin use, was arrested and remanded in police custody. He disclosed heroin use during intake assessment and was appropriately scheduled for medical review. On the following da…
12y · Male·Injuries sustained in a quad bike incident (driver)
A 12-year-old boy died from injuries sustained in a quad bike accident on his family's rural property. He was riding unsupervised without parental permission when the bike collided with a drain bank, flipping and impalin…
57y · Male·Pneumonia
Michael John O'Connell, a 57-year-old man with Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease-related cognitive decline, died from pneumonia while resident in specialist disability accommodation. On 26 April 2023, he exhibited …
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 both arms. He had been discharged from psychiatric inpatient care on 1 February 2020…
62y · Male·head, chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a cycle versus car motor vehicle in…
Jon Gorr, aged 62, died from head, chest and pelvic injuries sustained in a collision between his bicycle and a car driven by William Bennett on Tooram Road, Allansford, Victoria on 28 September 2021. The coroner was una…
2y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of immersion
Meeram Bano, aged 2 years, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following immersion in a pond at Footscray Park on 27 December 2021. She was declared dead on 30 December 2021. While under adult supervision at a fam…
80y · Male·Complications of vertebral artery and right carotid artery vascular injuries (op…
An 80-year-old retired surgeon died from complications of vertebral artery and right carotid artery vascular injuries and cervical spine injuries sustained in a body surfing incident at Sandy Gully Beach. He was struck b…
63y · Female·undetermined (natural causes); COVID-19 infection likely contributory
Gillian Burgess, a 63-year-old non-verbal autistic woman with intellectual disability, chronic kidney disease and heart disease, died in a Specialist Disability Accommodation facility. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 on …
32y · Male·Hanging
Mr W, a 32-year-old man with lifelong anxiety, previous suicide attempts, and childhood trauma, died by hanging on 5 April 2019. He had been receiving care from a psychologist (Dr Cattapan) and GP (Dr Smith) since Decemb…
0y · Unknown·Unascertained
A six-week-old premature infant died of unascertained causes while co-sleeping with parents on an adult bed with soft pillows and loose bedding. Baby A had multiple SIDS risk factors including prematurity, low birthweigh…
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 history of mental illness since 2016, multiple psychiatric adm…
17y · Male·head injury in a fall from a height
Bailey Blackwell, a 17-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 20 metres at Big Hill near Stawell. While attempting to jump between ledges on an open cliff face, the ground…
37y · Male·Neck compression in the setting of prone restraint in a man using methylamphetam…
Ahmet Gezer, a 37-year-old man under the influence of methylamphetamine, died from neck compression following a prone restraint during a physical altercation with Kristen Gascoyne. After an initial confrontation involvin…
3y · Unknown·Unascertained - natural causes; evidence of aspiration pneumonia, hypoxic-ischae…
Baby R, born at 38 weeks gestation to a mother with previous pregnancy losses, was small-for-gestational-age (SGA, 10th centile). The mother was appropriately excluded from the hospital-supported home birth program due t…
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