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61y · Male·Epilepsy
Frank Kastelic, a 61-year-old NDIS participant with epilepsy residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from epilepsy following a two-week hospital admission at Monash Medical Centre. He suffered a prolonged a…
65y · Male·Middle cerebral artery stroke in a man with multiple medical co-morbidities
Winfried Medenbach, a 65-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis, severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and history of bowel complications, died from a middle cerebral artery stroke. He had been admitted to hospital in …
28y · Female·Cerebral x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Ivy McGowan, a 28-year-old NDIS participant with cerebral x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, died at home on 5 October 2023 from natural causes. She had experienced progressive deterioration from late 2022, with increasing n…
19y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
A 19-year-old male died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision after consuming psilocybin-containing mushrooms. He left his apartment at 3:30am while impaired, drove erratically at excessive speed (approxim…
54y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia with antecedent causes of oropharyngeal dysphagia and a sig…
Ms Pollauszach, a 54-year-old woman with Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) and oropharyngeal dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia following admission to Northern Hospital. The coroner found no clinical management failures …
55y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
CM, a 55-year-old man with severe congenital disabilities and Type 2 Diabetes, died from diabetic ketoacidosis while residing in a disability support facility. In the week preceding death, he experienced reduced appetite…
68y · Female·Acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery atherosclerosis
A 68-year-old woman presented to St Vincent's Hospital emergency department with upper abdominal and left-sided chest pain following a stationary bicycle fall. Clinicians attributed her symptoms to codeine adverse reacti…
54y · Female·neck compression secondary to hanging
Ms NXA, a 54-year-old woman with complex mental health conditions including depression, CPTSD, and anxiety, presented to hospital after a suicide attempt by overdose on 9 August 2021. She was experiencing severe tinnitus…
48y · Female·Neck compression secondary to hanging
Ms HRZ, a 48-year-old Turkish-born woman, died by suicide on Christmas Day 2020 after experiencing years of family violence. She first endured abuse from her ex-husband, then sexual coercion, assault, stalking and threat…
53y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the setting of acute on chronic alcohol ingestion
A 53-year-old man with chronic heavy alcohol consumption and undiagnosed ischaemic heart disease died from acute alcohol intoxication superimposed on coronary artery atherosclerosis. Post-mortem blood alcohol was 0.36g/1…
50y · Male·acute alcohol toxicity
A 50-year-old man died from acute alcohol toxicity in a hotel room after consuming approximately 700mL of vodka over a 24-hour period. He had a 10-year history of escalating alcohol use, multiple presentations to hospita…
81y · Female·Multisystem failure in the setting of hyponatraemia secondary to chronic malnutr…
An 81-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, heart failure, and dementia died from multisystem failure secondary to severe malnutrition and hyponatraemia. Over four years, her son (Medical Power of Attorney) progress…
74y · Male·Unascertained
A 74-year-old man with a long-standing history of delusional disorder and social phobia died at his Melbourne home between August and December 2022; the cause of death was unascertained. He lived with his sister, who als…
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep vein thrombosis
Kevin Harris, a 38-year-old man with obesity, sustained a left tibial plateau fracture from a workplace fall on 27 December 2022. His general practitioner managed the injury conservatively with rest, ice, and anti-inflam…
68y · Female·Sepsis (palliated)
Ms Eddolls, a 68-year-old woman with intellectual disability and complex medical conditions, died from sepsis secondary to pressure ulcers while in specialist disability accommodation. She developed sacral and heel press…
27y · Male·undetermined
Peter Christofidis, a 27-year-old man with a significant history of mental illness including depression and early schizophrenia, disappeared on 14 March 1983 after driving from his home in Cheltenham to Hattah Kulkyne Na…
82y · Male·Incised injury to right leg
Geoffrey McConachy, 82, died by suicide on 18 September 2023 following a stroke in late 2022 that caused speech impairment and severe depression. He explicitly expressed suicidal ideation and requested information about …
53y · Male·Cervical spine distraction and hanging
A 53-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant depression and chronic suicidality was admitted to Northern Hospital following a serious suicide attempt. He was assessed as high-risk but discharged after 19 days with …
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
Caroline Monique Hall, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She…
63y · Female·Community acquired pneumonia with urinary tract infection as a significant contr…
A 63-year-old NDIS participant with multiple sclerosis residing in specialist disability accommodation died from community-acquired pneumonia with urinary tract infection as a contributing factor. She presented with ches…
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