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62y · Male·Hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease in a man with diabetes mellitus
Craig John Reynolds, 62, died from hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease with diabetes mellitus. He was residing in NDIS-funded short-term accommodation at Carroll House when he suffered a fall on 22 June 2023. He sub…
33y · Unknown·neck compression secondary to hanging
Jessica Anne Thomas, a 33-year-old gender-diverse person with complex psychiatric diagnoses including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD, died by hanging while remanded in custody at Dame…
53y · Female·Bronchopneumonia on a background of cerebral palsy
Melissa Dibble, aged 53, died from bronchopneumonia in the context of cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, cortical blindness and progressive dysphagia due to aspiration. She was admitted to The Alfred Hospital on 27 Au…
28y · Female·Blunt head injury
Bekkie-Rae Curren, 28, died from blunt head injury sustained in an assault by her domestic partner on 26-27 November 2019. She had disclosed extensive family violence to support services, including strangulation, physica…
43y · Male·Amitriptyline toxicity
Scott Alan Murdoch, a 43-year-old maximum-security prisoner with chronic suicidal ideation, borderline personality disorder, and a documented history of medication hoarding and overdose attempts, died from amitriptyline …
16y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 16-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder and history of self-harm died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had attended Headspace for mental health support and seen a GP who identified previous suicidal ideati…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to cerebral palsy
Maria Presti, 62-year-old non-verbal woman with cerebral palsy and dysphagia living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia with acute kidney injury and severe hypernatremia. She was admitt…
1y · Female·Unascertained - cardiac arrest with brain swelling; neuropathology demonstrated …
Baby L, a 20-month-old Aboriginal child, collapsed at home on 6 October 2018 and died at the Royal Children's Hospital on 7 October 2018. She had presented with cough, vomiting and lethargy in the days preceding her coll…
9y · Female·Streptococcus pneumoniae and Candida albicans pneumonia and empyema in a girl wi…
Makayla Lee Wadeson, a 9-year-old autistic girl with ulcerative colitis on immunosuppressive therapy, presented to the emergency department with ear infection symptoms on 29 July 2022. She was triaged Category 4 and disc…
21y · Male·Neck compression secondary to hanging
Steven Callanan, a 21-year-old footballer and plumbing apprentice, died by suicide via hanging on 26 March 2023. He had no diagnosed mental illness, no apparent stressors, and no previous threats. Toxicology detected coc…
43y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, periciazine, carbama…
A 43-year-old woman with complex psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic suicidality died from combined drug toxicity involving eight medications (tapentadol, …
53y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy
Donna Michelle Corlett, a 53-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability residing in supported accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had been receiving palliative care following terminal d…
41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging
Danielle Thomson, a 41-year-old woman with complex medical and mental health conditions including cervical dystonia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, and alcohol use disorder, died by suic…
50y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with tension pneumothorax
Suzanne Evans, aged 50, died from combined drug toxicity in the setting of tension pneumothorax. She had a history of alcohol dependence, depression, and borderline personality disorder. Following an argument with her pa…
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
TK, an 18-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and a history of childhood trauma, died from mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdose. She had multiple psychiatric admissions…
26y · Male·Drowning
Jil Khokhara, a 26-year-old international student from India, drowned at Marengo Beach, an unpatrolled, extremely hazardous beach with strong currents and large breaking waves. He was unable to swim competently and enter…
56y · Female·End stage Alzheimer's disease with Down syndrome
Karen Lisa Heysham, aged 56, died from end-stage Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome while residing in supported disability accommodation. She was admitted to hospital in March 2024 after functional decline, then disch…
31y · Male·undetermined
Erol Elmas, a 31-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, died in custody at Thomas Embling Hospital on 30 November 2022. The cause of death remains undetermined despite thorough pathological investigation. Mr Elmas w…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Mr RGE, a 23-year-old international student from China, died by suicide on 25 February 2024 after falling from the 14th floor of his apartment building in Southbank, Victoria. He was experiencing multiple stressors inclu…
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