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52y · Male·Hanging
Russell McBride, a 52-year-old man on remand for serious offences, died by suicide on his 39th day in custody at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. He was not considered a suicide risk based on psychiatric assessment sho…
56y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture due to blunt force injury to …
David Michael Clarke, aged 56, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture following blunt force injury to his back. The fatal injury occurred after he was kicked by Jeffrey Zinn during a violent alterca…
16y · Female·physical altercation with Robert Paul Hytch resulting in fatal bodily injury; pr…
Rachel Joy Antonio, aged 16, disappeared on 25 April 1998 from Bowen, Queensland. The coronial inquest, conducted 17 years later, examined evidence that Rachel had been in a secret, sexually intimate relationship with Ro…
53y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis; chronic obstructive airways disease; chronic cholecyst…
Gregory Bert Smallwood, a 53-year-old prisoner with morbid obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and COPD, died from acute myocardial infarction due to severe coronary atherosclerosis. He called for help at 3:06am reporting i…
47y · Male·Hypovolaemic shock due to exsanguination from traumatic rupture of femoral arter…
Simon Poxon, a 47-year-old carpenter turned equipment driver, was crushed between a bucket truck and knuckle boom when the truck was reversed by a 19-year-old yard hand with minimal training. The driver should have check…
87y · Male·Strangulated small bowel due to adhesions from previous abdominal surgery
An 87-year-old man with diabetes, hypertension and dementia was admitted with presumed UTI and dehydration. Within 24 hours, nursing staff observed a distended abdomen and bile-stained vomiting—clinical signs of bowel ob…
48y · Male·myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis (medically treated)
Garnett Mickelo, aged 48, died from myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis while in custody at Woodford Correctional Centre on 24 November 2012, shortly after discharge from Princess Alexandra Hospital fol…
Unknown·unknown - cause of death could not be determined
Walter William Cowell (born 1923) and Joan Iris Jean Cowell (born 1925) disappeared in 1983 at an unknown location. Both had significant mental health histories: Walter had post-traumatic stress disorder and depression f…
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to bilateral deep calf vein thrombi
A 38-year-old man with schizo-affective disorder, bipolar disorder, and asthma presented to the emergency department with presumed pneumonia based on fever, pleuritic chest pain, and respiratory symptoms. His general pra…
53y · Male·Bilateral ACA stroke
A 53-year-old man presented to the emergency department with acute stroke symptoms (left-sided hemiplegia and dysphasia) with onset around 10:30 am. Due to fluctuating symptoms and delays in stroke team referral, he was …
75y · Male·Burns
75-year-old John Drane, a resident of Masonic Care Queensland, died from extensive burns on 9 January 2014. The coroner concluded he intentionally set himself alight using a cigarette lighter shortly after receiving his …
5y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia and diffuse alveolar damage due to acute rheumatic cardit…
A 5-year-old boy with rheumatic heart disease and acute mitral valve regurgitation presented to Mt Isa Hospital with acute heart failure. Although initially recognised as deteriorating by the paediatrician on-call, the s…
39y · Male·Drowning
Glenn Wilson, a 39-year-old dory operator, drowned after his fishing vessel capsized while attempting to retrieve an anchor stuck in reef. The dory had significant design and maintenance defects, including inadequate buo…
Male·Multiple injuries due to train collision
Two experienced train drivers (Michael Smithers and Richard Wetherell) died when their northbound Cairns Tilt Train collided with a southbound B-double truck at Rungoo level crossing on 27 November 2008. The truck driver…
31y · Male·accidental overdose of fentanyl
Micheal Blutcher, aged 31, died from accidental fentanyl overdose in custody at Capricornia Correctional Centre Farm after injecting fentanyl extracted from a transdermal patch. The fentanyl was smuggled into the low-sec…
17y · Male·Gunshot wound from discharge of Mossberg bolt action shotgun
Kyle Jack Coleman, 17, died from a gunshot wound at Undilla Cattle Station on 21-22 February 2014, shot by his close friend James Coleman with a Mossberg shotgun. Both were intoxicated during a camping trip. Although det…
6y · Female·Brain stem herniation due to pneumococcal meningitis
Lilli Sweet, a 6-year-old asplenic child with hereditary spherocytosis, died from pneumococcal meningitis with brain stem herniation. She presented to Nambour Hospital ED with vomiting, diarrhea, and headache on 25 Augus…
21y · Male·hanging
21-year-old Pacific Islander male died by hanging at home after relationship breakdown. He had undiagnosed depression, was using methamphetamine, and had a history of domestic violence perpetration with a protection orde…
33y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
A 33-year-old man with schizophrenia and epilepsy died from a gunshot wound after police were dispatched to his residence in response to repeated nuisance calls to emergency services. He had been tasered and arrested ear…
32y · Male·gunshot wounds to the trunk
Troy Martin Foster, a 32-year-old man with intellectual impairment, mild cognitive disability, and a history of substance abuse and violence, died following a police shooting. On 24 November 2014, he was detained under a…
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