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36y · Male·bronchial asthma
Nathan Reynolds, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man with severe asthma, died from bronchial asthma in prison on 1 September 2018. His death exposed critical failings in both immediate emergency response and chronic disease man…
2y · Male·traumatic head injury
A 2-year-7-month-old boy died from traumatic head injury inflicted by person(s) unknown after experiencing severe and escalating physical abuse over weeks. Despite 13 reports to FACS (now DCJ) between 2010-2012, includin…
This is a procedural judgment addressing the NSW Police Commissioner's Public Interest Immunity and protective order claims regarding disclosure of the Safe Driving Policy during the inquest into Michael Farrell's death.…
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This judgment concerns procedural disclosure orders in the inquest into Tyrone Adams' death, not substantive coronial findings. Tyrone Adams died following a police pursuit of his vehicle. The coroner's decision addresse…
45y · Male·multiple drug toxicity
Robert Maxfield, a 45-year-old inmate at Cooma Correctional Centre, died from multiple drug toxicity involving methadone and mirtazapine. He had a history of drug dependence and mental health conditions (schizophrenia, d…
37y · Male·Combined effects of positional asphyxiation and multiple injuries
Nathan Macri, aged 37, died at Sydenham railway station after intoxication led to accidental collision with an incoming train at 11:06 pm. He became wedged between the train and platform, suffering positional asphyxiatio…
48y · Male·hanging
Dimitrios Mavris, a 48-year-old man arrested for drug importation, died by hanging in the Surry Hills Cells Complex on 25 May 2018, approximately 40 hours after being taken into custody. He was initially assessed as pres…
19y · Male·gunshot wounds to the trunk
Dyllan Kettule, a 19-year-old, was fatally shot by unknown assailants outside his girlfriend's home in Canley Vale on 26 January 2014. Two gunshot wounds to the chest caused massive blood loss and death. This appears to …
74y · Male·metastatic gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Ivan Milat, aged 74, died of metastatic gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma whilst in lawful custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He presented with gastrointestinal symptoms from October 2018, was initially treated for…
24y · Female·Cardiac conducting system disease leading to asystole against a background of a …
A 24-year-old woman with complex congenital cardiac disease, cerebral palsy, and hydrocephalus was admitted to a secondary hospital with a respiratory tract infection and bradycardia with left bundle branch block. She de…
56y · Female·Blunt head injury, with hyoid bone fracture being a significant condition contri…
Deborah Spencer, a 56-year-old woman with a history of heavy alcohol use and previous falls, died from blunt head injury with hyoid bone fracture. She was found unconscious near Lemongrove Bridge in Penrith on 22 May 201…
17y · Male·Head injuries from severe blunt force trauma sustained when a motor vehicle coll…
Jaland Small, 17 years old, died from head injuries sustained when the car in which he was a passenger collided with a tree on Cedar Party Road near Taree. The vehicle was being driven by an intoxicated driver (alcohol l…
43y · Male·Undetermined — available evidence does not allow determination due to limitation…
Peter Allen died in a house fire on 26 November 2000 at Lismore, NSW. Due to significant deficiencies in the postmortem examination and fire investigation, the coroner could not determine the cause or manner of death. Th…
Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
Bernard Gore, a man with Alzheimer's dementia, entered a fire stairwell at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in Sydney on 6 January 2017 and became trapped. He likely died within 24-48 hours from cardiac complicat…
38y · Male·asphyxiation by ligature
A 38-year-old man remanded in custody died by hanging in his prison cell. He faced serious criminal charges and had raised mental health concerns with prison clinicians, being prescribed antidepressants and antipsychotic…
45y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
XY, a 45-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He had been struggling with depression, grief, alcohol and methamphetamine use for year…
65y · Male·combined effects of smoke inhalation, burns and ischaemic heart disease
John Flamish, 65, died on 5 June 2017 from smoke inhalation, burns and ischaemic heart disease following a deliberately lit fire in the carpark of public housing at 22-24 Early Street, Parramatta. The fire was set in a p…
86y · Male·Complication of metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma
Richard Willett, 86-year-old prisoner, died from complications of metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma while in NSW Corrective Services custody. He was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer with liver and lymph node metas…
81y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
George Cameron, an 81-year-old man, died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag while in custody at Parklea Correctional Centre on 8 September 2017. He had been remanded in custody three days earlier after arrest. A Recepti…
19y · Female·Unknown – not determined
Jasmine Morris was a 19-year-old Aboriginal woman last seen alive on 6 October 2009 in Grafton, NSW. She was reported missing on 20 October 2009 after a two-week absence. Despite extensive police investigation, her body …
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