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14y · Female·blunt force head injury
A 14-year-old Aboriginal girl with newly diagnosed idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and critically low platelet count (5,000/mm³) absconded from Alice Springs Hospital on 27 January 2006. Hospital staff failed t…
2y · Female·Drowning in an above-ground swimming pool
Hannah Plint, a 2½-year-old, died from drowning after accessing an above-ground pool by dragging a chair to the gate and opening it unsupervised. Her mother was inside with a younger sibling. The pool fence and gate sepa…
1y · Male·hanging from curtain cord with neck compression
A 13-month-old boy died by hanging from a Roman blind cord in his bedroom cot. The child was able to stand and pull himself up, gaining access to the cord which hung into the cot. His father left him alone briefly while …
12y · Male·Suicide by hanging
A 12-year-old Aboriginal boy living in a remote Queensland community died by suicide by hanging following his placement in alternative care by child protection services. The boy had multiple vulnerabilities including fet…
Zara Schupelius: suffocation; Callum Smith: undetermined; Jake Hackett: suffocat…
Concurrent inquests into five sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI), three attributed to suffocation and two undetermined but with suffocation as a significant possibility. All deaths occurred in infants aged 2-7 mo…
15y · Male·bronchopneumonia secondary to chronic chest dysmorphology caused by congenital b…
Lee Shaun Wurramarrba was a 15-year-old severely disabled boy with cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, kyphoscoliosis, epilepsy, and chronic chest anatomical distortion who died from bronchopneumonia. He was in s…
0y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Riley Krol, a 11-day-old male infant, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following emergency caesarean section delivery on 1 March 2005. After artificial rupture of membranes during labour induction, the foetus d…
0y · Male·Positional asphyxia contributed to by bronchopneumonia and head injuries
Jakai Ryan Bond, a 10-week-old infant, died from positional asphyxia on 25-26 May 2006 while in his father's care. The father fell asleep holding the baby in a lounge chair; the infant was found face down on his father's…
0y · Female·undetermined; possible suffocation not definitively established at autopsy
A 4-week-old neonate died at home with undetermined cause, though suffocation on a soft pillow was considered possible. The infant was born prematurely on a concrete pavement to a mother with untreated opioid addiction a…
17y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to hepatic encephalopathy related cerebral oede…
Jacqueline Wood, aged 17, died from hepatic encephalopathy-related cerebral oedema following fulminant liver failure caused by paracetamol overdose. She ingested approximately 90 paracetamol tablets on 3 June 2002 but di…
14y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (suicide)
Gabrielle Mia Tedeschi, a 14-year-old girl with longstanding oppositional and self-harm behaviours and subsequent depression, died by suicide on 14 October 2004 following a ligature compression injury sustained on 11 Oct…
1y · Female·sudden unexpected death in infancy due to hypoxic episode while co-bedding with …
Arisa Huber, a newborn, died from sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) due to hypoxic episode while co-bedding with her exhausted mother in a postnatal ward. The infant was found without breathing or pulse at 6:45am…
0y · Female·combined effects of asphyxia and inhalation of gastric contents
Elizabeth Rose Edwards, a 9-month-old premature infant with perinatal brain injury, died of asphyxia and aspiration of gastric contents while in temporary foster care. She had been placed with carers (the Todds) with min…
9y · Male·Head injury (epidural haematoma with cerebral coning following craniotomy)
Dwayne Michael Jones, aged 9, had Trisomy 10, a rare congenital chromosomal disorder causing severe developmental delay and neurological abnormalities. On 11 April 2000, he fell from a computer desk and struck his head. …
0y · Male·undetermined; possible drug effect, hypoxia, or asphyxia; methylamphetamine expo…
Felix Jake Stiller-Smith, a 37-day-old infant, died on 6 February 2003 while co-sleeping with his mother. The cause of death remained undetermined at autopsy, though heavy, congested internal organs suggested possible dr…
13y · Female·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of Hypoxic Brain Damage, due to or as a co…
Amanda Helen Boyce, aged 13, drowned in a spa pool at a resort after her long hair became entrapped in the pump suction system. She was submerged for an estimated 10-20 minutes before being freed. Despite immediate CPR a…
13y · Female·cerebral oedema and infarction secondary to extensive subdural empyema
Elly McCarthy, a 13-year-old girl, died from cerebral oedema and infarction secondary to subdural empyema. She developed fever, headache and neurological symptoms on 24 January 2004 and was initially seen at a GP and Noa…
0y · Male·Global hypoxic brain necrosis as a result of non-accidental violent shaking of t…
Liam Richard Vidler-Cumming, a three-month-old, died from global hypoxic brain necrosis resulting from non-accidental violent shaking (shaken baby syndrome). He was examined by a neurosurgeon, Dr C., at 9:30am and appear…
2y · Male·morphine toxicity
A 2-year-old boy died from morphine toxicity approximately 35 hours after suspected ingestion of up to 7 Kapanol (slow-release morphine) capsules accessed from his father's medication left unguarded in the home. Hospital…
2y · Female·Chronic organic brain damage as a consequence of Murray Valley encephalitis
A 2-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe brain damage from Murray Valley encephalitis died in hospital from chronic organic brain damage. She had been in state care since August 2004 due to her profound medical needs inc…
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