Coronial

159 results for blunt force trauma to head

TAS2019-08-20

Coroner's Finding: Stanley, Christopher Stephen

25y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries, including blunt force head and neck trauma sustaine…

Christopher Stanley, a 25-year-old experienced motorcycle rider, died from multiple traumatic injuries including severe head and neck trauma sustained in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Grant …

methamphetamine
NTcommunity2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 40 of 2024

28y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision

A 28-year-old male driver died in a head-on collision with a road train after drifting onto the wrong side of the road. He had been awake for approx…

forensic medicinetrauma surgery
VIChospital2025-01-20

Finding into death of Sheldon Jay Broderick

48y · Male·Head injury

A 48-year-old man died from a head injury sustained during a confrontation at a burgled fish and chip shop. He had broken into the shop early …

trauma surgeryneurosurgerymethamphetamine
NSWhospital2019-02-07

Inquest into the death of Sharon Bell

53y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest in a person with blunt force head injury, end-stage liv…

…y on 25 May 2013 aged 53. She had end-stage liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy, had suffered recent blunt force head injuries of unclear origin, and had high blood methadone levels. She presented to Blacktown Hos…

emergency medicineforensic medicinediagnosticcommunicationmethadone
NSW2020-06-24

Inquest into the death of Preethi REDDY

32y · Female·combined effects of blunt force head injury and stab wounds to the neck and back

…-old dentist, was killed by her ex-partner Dr N. on 3 March 2019 at the Swissotel in Sydney. She died from blunt force head injury and stab wounds to the neck and back. The death occurred in a hotel room after they atte…

VIChome2025-11-24

Finding into death of Suk Ching Annie Ng

64y · Female·Blunt Force Trauma to the Head in the Setting of Prolonged Lie; Metastatic Breas…

Annie Ng, aged 64, died from blunt force head trauma sustained in her home on 27 February 2024, with death occurring 9 March 2024 at Royal Me…

oncologygeneral practicesystem
NSW2015-04-02

Inquest into the death of SR

18y · Male·combination of blunt force injuries to chest and head from falling onto train ro…

An 18-year-old with depression and recent psychological trauma jumped from a railway bridge intending suicide. He struck a destination board and fell onto a train roof i…

emergency medicinepsychiatry
NTcommunity2021-04-01

Inquest into the death of Patrick Bloomfield

42y · Male·Blunt force head and chest injuries caused by a traffic crash where he was the d…

Patrick Wayne Bloomfield, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man, died from blunt force head and chest injuries when his vehicle rolled on the Plenty Highway after police initiated a pursu…

emergency medicineforensic medicinesystemcommunication
NSWhome2014-06-06

Inquest into the death of Leoni Chandrika FELIX

32y · Female·multiple sharp force wounds and blunt force injuries of the head inflicted by Ma…

Leoni Felix, a 32-year-old woman, was killed by her ex-husband through multiple stab wounds and blunt force injuries. This case, while primarily a homicide investigation rather than a medical error case, high…

psychiatryforensic medicine
VIChome2016-04-04

Finding into death of Jacinta Pompei

32y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head

Ms Jacinta Pompei, aged 32, was killed by blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by her intimate partner, Mr Justin Ellard, who struck her repeatedly wi…

psychiatryforensic medicineclozapine
VIChome2016-10-28

Finding into death of Zane Bradbury

3y · Male·Head injury resulting from blunt force trauma

Zane Bradbury, age 3 years 11 months, died from a catastrophic head injury resulting from being thrown by Brok Hughes during physical punishment at home in Glenroy, Victoria o…

cannabis
TAShospital2019-01-21

Coroner's Finding: Brown, Tony David

28y · Male·traumatic brain injury

Tony David Brown, 28, died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an altercation at the Mowbray Hotel in Launceston on 17 July 2013. After …

emergency medicineneurosurgeryalcohol
NT2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 47 of 2024

26y · Male·Blunt force head injuries from ATV motor vehicle crash, with acute alcohol toxic…

A 26-year-old male died from blunt force head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle ATV crash at 2:40am. He was heavily intoxicated (BAC 0.2…

forensic medicineemergency medicinealcohol
NSWhome2017-11-16

Inquest into the death of Sandra Deacon

59y · Female·blunt force head trauma

Sandra Deacon, aged 59, died from blunt force head trauma inflicted by multiple axe blows to the head by Garry Weigand on 30 September or 1 Octobe…

forensic medicinepsychiatrysystemantipsychotic medication
NThospital2002-09-27

Inquest into the death of Sylvester Nawirridj

24y · Male·multiple organ failure resulting from a closed head injury

A 24-year-old Aboriginal man died from multiple organ failure following a closed head injury sustained during a domestic violence incident. After an argument at a licensed club, the deceased an…

emergency medicineintensive care
SA2009-08-27

Coroner's Finding: LEVATO Francesco

49y · Male·blunt force head and chest trauma from explosion and falling masonry

Francesco Levato, 49-year-old café proprietor, died from blunt force head and chest trauma when an explosion destroyed his café premises in Adelaide in May 2006. The cor…

TAS2018-05-24

Coroner's Finding: Fletcher, Thomas Charles and Priest, Leonard Roger

Unknown·Drowning following blunt trauma to the head (Fletcher); drowning following blunt…

…n to continue toward shore rather than return to the boat ramp proved fatal. Both men sustained significant head and neck injuries during capsizing that rendered them unable to survive the rough conditions. The vessel wa…

proceduraldelay
VICcommunity2020-11-19

Finding into death of Zachary Matthew Bryant

Unsurvivable traumatic injuries from blunt force impact with motor vehicle; pred…

… Mudie (22), Zachary Matthew Bryant (3 months), and Bhavita Patel (33). All victims sustained unsurvivable blunt force head and multiple injuries. Despite appropriate emergency medical response including first aid, oxyg…

emergency medicinetrauma surgery
NTPodcast2021-04-29

Inquest into the death of Benjamin Watts

31y · Male·Blunt force head and neck injury caused by all-terrain vehicle landing on deceas…

Benjamin Watts, 31, died from blunt force head and neck trauma when an ATV he was driving at Darwin Correctional Centre rolled over and landed…

forensic medicineoccupational and environmental healthsystemprocedural
NSWcommunity2021-01-20

Inquest into the death of Jaland Small

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 T…

alcohol

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