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83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
Mrs Nola Inez Daniel, an 83-year-old with chronic lung disease, osteoporosis, and cardiac disease, was admitted to Regis Forrest Gardens for respite care on 24 December 2009. She sustained three falls on Christmas Day, w…
13y · Female·Chest and Head Injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
A 13-year-old Aboriginal girl was a passenger in a stolen vehicle that was pursued by Western Australian police. The vehicle driver, also aged 13 and inexperienced, lost control during the pursuit, causing the vehicle to…
51y · Male·Complications of chronic ethanol use
EH was a 51-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, and recent hip fracture complications who died at home on 1 November 2022 whilst waiting for an ambulance. He had self-discharged from St Vincent…
35y · Unknown·effects of fire
A 35-year-old died in a house fire on 26 November 2022 after inhaling smoke and toxic fire products. The fire originated in an upstairs bedroom, likely from an electrical device (vape or iPad) or smouldering cigarette. S…
52y · Male·Unascertained
GM, a 52-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died of unascertained causes after absconding from a mental health inpatient unit on 2 December 2015. He was admitted voluntarily for management of a suspected manic…
Male·drowning
Tony Guan died by drowning at Ascot Vale Leisure Centre in 2014. The coronal inquiry identified that three staff members were present but failed to notice the incident, highlighting systemic failures in pool supervision.…
79y · Male·head injuries sustained in a fall from a bicycle
A 79-year-old man died from head injuries sustained in a bicycle fall on a rural road. While riding at approximately 40 km/h on a descent, he swerved to avoid mud and debris on the road surface, struck another cyclist's …
40y · Male·neck compression consequent upon hanging
Ross Campbell, a 40-year-old man with a history of family violence perpetration, alcohol abuse, and undiagnosed mental illness, died by hanging. He had attended a Men's Behavioural Change Program in 2011 following a fami…
66y · Male·Complications of chronic lithium therapy
Sydney Kennedy, a 66-year-old man with intellectual disability and bipolar affective disorder, died from complications of chronic lithium therapy. He had been on lithium for years with annual psychiatric review, but ther…
60y · Female·Consistent with drowning
Kaye Ward, 60, drowned in Belfast Bay, Port Fairy after her fishing boat's motor failed to start due to corroded battery cable. With an undersized anchor that dragged ineffectively, the boat drifted into breaking waves a…
28y · Female·Motor vehicle accident related chest injuries
Elaine O'Driscoll, a 28-year-old Irish working holiday maker, died from chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle rollover on a rural road near Swan Hill, Victoria. The vehicle she was travelling in collided with a B-d…
19y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)
Jacob Van Berlo, a 19-year-old male, died by hanging following a suicide. He had a history of depression treated with sertraline and an uncontrolled gambling addiction. On the day of death, after receiving his weekly pay…
24y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to drug abuse and overdose of multiple drugs
A 24-year-old man with schizophrenia died from aspiration pneumonia following overdose of multiple drugs including diazepam, tramadol, morphine, and others. The day before death, he took excess diazepam to manage auditor…
0y · Female·Subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhages due to late onset vitamin K deficiency bl…
A 33-day-old exclusively breastfed baby died from subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhages caused by late-onset vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). The parents, exercising informed choice based on spiritual beliefs, decl…
15y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury, due to hanging
A 15-year-old boy died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following a hanging attempt on 10 November 2004. The death occurred hours after his parents were informed by the school that he had been absent for seven consecu…
42y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision (pedestrian), with ac…
A 42-year-old Aboriginal man died after being struck by a vehicle while lying intoxicated on a roadway at night in Coconut Grove, an identified alcohol-related crash hotspot. With a blood alcohol level of 0.22%, he was s…
Combination of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries sustained in motor vehicle …
Two men died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle collision on the Arnhem Highway on 28 March 2024. The driver (30M) and front-seat passenger (27M) were killed when their Toyota HiAce van left the road at approximately 160 …
Male·Multiple gunshot wounds from police shooting
Tyler Cassidy, 18, died after police shot him multiple times when he advanced on them with two knives in a public park. The coroner found that while Tyler's actions were deliberate, they were not voluntary—he was overwhe…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
Nathan Carl Skewes, age 31, died on 10 June 2012 from mixed drug toxicity involving his deceased wife's powerful palliative medications (fentanyl, ketamine, hydromorphone, morphine, codeine, paracetamol, cannabinoids). H…
85y · Female·Sepsis relating to an infected right shoulder wound (including MRSA)
Ellen Plymin, aged 85, sustained a fractured humerus in a fall and underwent surgical fixation at Western Hospital on 10 May 2007. She returned to Westgate Aged Care Facility post-operatively on 14 May. By 28 May, wound …
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