533 results for “methamphetamine use”
27y · Male·effects of fire
Sam Lynch, aged 27, died from effects of fire while in remand at Hakea Prison on 5 March 2024. Following a dispute over undelivered canteen items, Sam set his mattress ablaze with a lighter. The response was catastrophic…
27y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
Theo Papageorgiou, a 27-year-old man with a history of psychotic and manic symptoms since November 2014, was briefly detained under a mental health order in November 2015 but discharged after only six days despite contin…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
…s father's home when he appeared agitated; this escalated to a prolonged prone restraint in a neighbour's house lasting 40+ minutes. Paramedics administered sedation without adequate monitoring or communication about po…
33y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
…icide risk assessment cannot rely solely on self-report in recently suicidal patients with poly-substance abuse and relationship breakdown.
26y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Callum Mitchell, aged 26, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in his cell at Hakea Prison on 21 April 2019. He had a longstanding history of self-harm, severe personality disorders (borderline and antisoci…
41y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
…y during a domestic disturbance. Sally had a documented history of victimisation in prior relationships and used a knife in self-defence after being assaulted. Jack displayed 20 identified lethality risk factors and rep…
21y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…, died by suicide on 5 September 2018 after hanging himself. He had a history of trauma, depression, drug abuse, and prior self-harm and overdose attempts. Key clinical lessons include: the failure to maintain continuit…
4y · Female·closed head injury with contributing extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular ha…
Chloe Lee Valentine, aged 4 years 5 months, died on 20 January 2012 from closed head injury with extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular haemorrhage. The fatal injuries resulted from repeated trauma inflicted during a p…
18y · Male·Gunshot wound to chest
…. Humbles had illegally possessed a handgun for months, dealt drugs, and was deeply troubled by substance abuse. Police received multiple credible reports of the firearm in June and July 2012 but failed to act decisivel…
9y · Male·Traumatic head injury with diffuse cerebral swelling and subdural haemorrhage ca…
…. Teachers reported repeated facial bruising with implausible explanations; a mother repeatedly warned of abuse; child protection workers closed cases prematurely without verifying information or obtaining requested rec…
17y · Female·Neck compression by hanging (suicide)
…l guardian. Critical failures included: inadequate cultural connection and support, poor case management focused on crisis response rather than relational practice, failure to facilitate family contact despite court ord…
25y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
David Peter Ellery, 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, …
Multiple causes across 22 deaths: ligature compression of the neck (17 hangings)…
…s increased dramatically in 2006 (100% increase), with deaths strongly correlated to alcohol and cannabis abuse. The primary cause of death across most cases was ligature compression of the neck (hanging). The inquest r…
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