690 results for “hanging”
14y · Male·hanging
A 14-year-old Aboriginal boy died by suicide by hanging at his school. He had experienced childhood trauma including neglect, domestic violence, and parental sep…
44y · Male·Hanging
…lin Wayne Blair, a 44-year-old Aboriginal man with a history of mental illness and substance use, died by hanging in the High Dependency Unit of Brisbane Correctional Centre on 13 November 2015. He was on hourly observa…
50y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…man with longstanding alcohol dependence, depression, and a history of suicide attempts, died by ligature hanging in his cell at Hakea Prison shortly after being sentenced to 12 months imprisonment on 20 December 2021. …
13y · Male·Hanging
Oliver Cronin, a 13-year-old boy, died by hanging at Royal Children's Hospital after a year-long escalation of gaming addiction and behavioural problems. H…
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 C.) and GP (Dr S.) since December 201…
32y · Male·hanging
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder and recent suicide attempt died by hanging in a closed psychiatric ward. He was admitted following overdose and suicidal ideation, deemed high-risk,…
22y · Male·Neck compression by ligature suspension (hanging)
A 22-year-old international student from India died by hanging at his home in Victoria. He was studying information technology at Monash University after experiencing a…
33y · Male·hanging
…ealth history including probable methamphetamine dependence and recurrent drug-induced psychosis, died by hanging in custody at the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre on 23 September 2020. He had been remanded in …
28y · Male·hanging
…on Nathan Stagg, 28-year-old man with likely Asperger's Syndrome and emerging paranoid psychosis, died by hanging on 5 March 2010 after a period of disengagement from mental health services. He was referred to Top End M…
29y · Male·hanging
Timothy Casey, 29, charged with murder, died by hanging in Port Phillip Prison on 28 March 2008, 12 days after arrival. His death resulted from systemic failures…
Unknown·Four deaths: three by self-inflicted hanging, one by multiple injuries from fall
Four Aboriginal Tiwi Islanders died in 1998 from suicide by hanging (three cases) and by falling from a power pole (one case). The inquest identified widespread alcohol and …
19y · Male·hanging
A 19-year-old male inmate with schizophrenia died by hanging at Long Bay Correctional Centre. Critical failures in mental health care contributed to preventability: d…
27y · Male·hanging
A 27-year-old man with schizo-affective disorder died by hanging on 22 April 2009 while on a Community Treatment Order (CTO). He had been discharged from psychiatric hosp…
25y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…was not consulted about this decision by the medical officer. He absconded on 21 April 2013 and was found hanging two days later. The coroner found the ward transfer reasonable in foresight given his apparent clinical i…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
An 18-year-old Aboriginal man died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest from hanging. He had a chronic petrol-sniffing habit and was acutely intoxicated on petrol when he hanged himself afte…
19y · Male·In keeping with hanging
A 19-year-old male with depression and anxiety died by hanging at his home on 5 March 2021, hours after police and ambulance attended him in the early morning of 4 Marc…
41y · Male·hanging
Michael Scott Wyly died by hanging while in custody at Melbourne Assessment Prison on 23 November 2008. He had been remanded following his a…
17y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging
A 17-year-old male who transitioned from female died by hanging on 21 April 2020, seven days after discharge from psychiatric inpatient care. He had complex medical need…
23y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 23-year-old male with drug-induced psychosis died by hanging. He had a long history of substance abuse and behavioural problems, with multiple presentations to hospit…
23y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic brain damage due to self-inflicted hanging with intention of t…
Brontë Haskins, aged 23, died by suicide via hanging on 18 February 2020, three days after her release from custody on bail. The inquest identified multiple s…
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