690 results for “hanging”
27y · Male·Neck compression due to self-inflicted hanging
…ieve, a 27-year-old first-time inmate with anxiety, depression and panic disorder, died by self-inflicted hanging in custody after eight days without prescribed medication. Critical failures included: an unsigned, incom…
28y · Male·neck compression subsequent upon hanging
…ear-old psychiatric inpatient with borderline personality disorder and recent psychotic symptoms, died by hanging on 25 April 2009. He had been admitted to the Adult Acute Unit at Ballarat Health Services following dete…
16y · Male·Hanging (ligature compression of neck)
Two Indigenous young men, JE (16 years) and JJ (16 years), both died by hanging within four months during a suicide cluster in Mackay, Queensland in 2008. JE's death was impulsive, occu…
15y · Female·asphyxia due to hanging
Eden Jayde Westbrook, a 15-year-old high school student, died by suicide on 17 February 2015. She had experienced depression for some time without formal diagnosis, had a history of self-harm and suicide attempts, and ha…
29y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
… by registrar without prior medical review, Houston left the ED unreviewed at 8:52 am and was later found hanging. Critical failures included: (1) incomplete collateral history from family; (2) no medical assessment dur…
15y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
… Exmouth District High School in rural Western Australia, died by suicide on 23 June 2004, two days after hanging himself at home. Jake had motor coordination difficulties attributed to poor eyesight, and experienced be…
49y · Male·hanging (suicide)
Antonio Rodriguez, aged 49, died by hanging on 16 September 2006, two hours after discharge from Ward B8 (psychiatric short-stay unit) at Royal Adela…
43y · Male·bronchopneumonia and brain swelling following ligature compression of the neck (…
…alia, died on 14 January 2016 from bronchopneumonia and brain swelling following ligature asphyxiation by hanging. He had antisocial personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and three recent suicide attempts by overdo…
25y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…lery, a 25-year-old man with long-standing amphetamine addiction and deteriorating mental health, died by hanging on 31 July 2007. He presented to Bentley Hospital on 31 July with active suicidal ideation, paranoia, and…
19y · Male·Hanging
Meqdad Hussain, a 19-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, died by hanging in an immigration detention centre (Scherger IDC, Queensland) on 17 March 2011. He had a history of self-…
18y · Male·Ligature Compression of Neck (Hanging)
Adam Timothy Garner, aged 18½, died by hanging in his prison cell at Canning Vale Prison Complex on 6 January 2000, approximately 24 hours after admissi…
42y · Female·Neck compression due to self-suspension
Joanne Finch, a 42-year-old woman remanded in custody on charges related to her son's death, died by hanging in her cell at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre on 24 July 2018. She had chronic suicidal ideation with periods …
31y · Male·Hanging
…ear-old male with borderline personality disorder, alcohol use disorder, and history of self-harm died by hanging. He had multiple presentations to emergency services and mental health services from March to July 2021 w…
31y · Male·hanging
Mr Gavin Ellis, 31 years old, died by hanging in custody on 2 April 2017 at the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre, Silverwater. He had a chronic…
64y · Female·hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy caused by neck compression and hanging
…involuntary care following a suicide attempt. Within 24 hours, she accessed a cord/drawstring and died by hanging. The death occurred in the context of inadequate search procedures for ligature risks, particularly incon…
49y · Male·Hanging
…s was admitted to the Acute Mental Health Unit at Nepean Hospital under involuntary detention. He died by hanging on 27 May 2017 during an overnight shift while under Level 3 observations (requiring 30-minute checks). N…
15y · Female·Hanging
Zakiya, a 15-year-old Barkindji Maraura woman, died by hanging at Mildura Base Hospital following a family argument about repaying a borrowed $300. She had disclosed ex…
60y · Male·cervical spine fracture sustained in bicycle crash
…lmet was found 4 metres away unfastened, Senior Constable Mason believed it was not being worn but rather hanging from the handlebars. The exact mechanism of the crash could not be definitively determined, though eviden…
26y · Female·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
Palma Castro, a 26-year-old woman with adjustment disorder and benzodiazepine dependence, died by hanging after two Emergency Department presentations within 5 hours on 17-18 February 2011. She presented followi…
48y · Male·hanging, intentionally self-inflicted
SS, a 48-year-old male with treatment-resistant depression and chronic suicidal ideation, died by hanging in Boronia Park, NSW in June 2014. He was admitted to Gosford Hospital Mental Health Unit in late May 201…
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