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SAmental health2025-04-17

Coroner's Finding: Furlan, Mark John & Miller, Richard John

Male·Mark John Furlan: hypoxic brain injury due to acute neck compression due to hang…

Two men died by hanging while detained under inpatient treatment orders at Ward 2G of Royal Adelaide Hospital. Mark Furlan (50) died in 2018 after developing psychotic depression with suicidal ideation. The coroner found…

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WAmental health2015-12-31

Inquest into the Death of Stephen Colin ROBSON

Unknown·Ruby Nicholls-Diver: ligature compression of neck (hanging); Carly Jean Elliott:…

Five psychiatric patients of Alma Street Centre died between March 2011 and March 2012. Two (Ruby Nicholls-Diver and Anthony Edwards) died within 24 hours of discharge; two (Carly Elliott and Michael Thomas) died shortly…

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TAScommunity2015

Coroner's Finding: Youth Suicide

Unknown·suicide by hanging or other means

Six young people aged 12-17 years died by suicide between 2010-2014 in Tasmania. All had significant mental health issues, trauma histories, and contact with child protection services or schools. The coroner identified s…

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VICmental health2012-05-17

Finding into death of Peter Robin Tully

55y · Male·Hanging

Peter Tully, 55, died by hanging 4 days after discharge from his first psychiatric admission for major depressive disorder with suicidality. He had made 3 suicide attempts in the week before admission. During hospitalisa…

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TAS2026-06-03

Coroner's Finding: Brown, Nicholas, Wiki, Toni, Winwood, Matthew and Kemp, Belinda

Male, female, male, female·Nicholas Brown: combined drug (methadone and benzodiazepine) intoxication; Toni …

Joint inquest into four deaths of individuals prescribed opioid replacement therapy by Dr J. between September 2016 and August 2017: Nicholas Shane Brown (35), Toni Lee Wiki (38), Matthew Wayne Winwood (47), and Belinda …

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WAcommunity2019-02-07

Inquest into the 13 Deaths of Children and Young Persons in the Kimberley Region

Unknown·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in 12 cases; one open finding

This complex coronial inquest examined 13 Aboriginal children and young persons who died by suicide in the Kimberley Region between 2012–2016. The coroner found 12 deaths were suicides and one open finding. Common contri…

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SA2020-11-26

Coroner's Finding: KEN Kenneth Ngalatji

68y · Male·compression of the neck with contributing acute myocardial infarction due to cor…

A 68-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging in his cell at Yatala Labour Prison on 16 April 2015 while experiencing acute myocardial infarction. He was transferred to Yatala for urgent psychiatric assessment following t…

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VICcommunity2026-04-15

Finding into death of LX

31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)

A 31-year-old man subject to a post-sentence supervision order died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen) at a residential facility. He was a vulnerable person with acquired …

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NTcommunity2020-12-15

Inquest into the death of Fionica James, Katurah Mamarika, Layla Leering

Female·self-inflicted hanging (Fionica and Layla); hanging but circumstances open (Ketu…

Three Aboriginal teenage girls aged 15-17 years died by hanging in remote NT communities, all with documented histories of sexual abuse, domestic violence, STIs, injuries, and severe trauma. All were known to government …

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NSWcommunity2014-06-27

Inquest into the deaths of Christopher SALIB, Nathan ATTARD and Shamsad AKHTAR

Unknown·Christopher Salib: ischaemic heart disease with multiple prescription drug toxic…

This landmark inquest examined three deaths involving prescription drug toxicity: Christopher Salib (24, ischaemic heart disease with drug toxicity), Nathan Attard (34, multi-drug toxicity), and Shamsad Akhtar (35, multi…

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