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VIChome2020-11-20

Finding into death of Baby S

1y · Male·head injury

Baby S, a 12-month-old boy, died from head injuries inflicted by his mother's de facto partner, Mr B, while the mother was away obtaining heroin. The child had multiple previous injuries documented by childcare staff and…

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ACThome2021-04-29

Inquest into the death of Bradyn Stuart Dillon

9y · Male·Traumatic head injury with diffuse cerebral swelling and subdural haemorrhage ca…

Bradyn Dillon, aged 9, was brutally beaten to death by his father Graham Dillon in February 2016. The inquest examined how multiple agencies—police, child protection, education, and health services—failed to protect him …

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WAhome2005-05-01

Inquest into the Death of Christopher Nigel Spinks

35y · Male·Acute Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis

Christopher Nigel Spinks, a 35-year-old tree surgeon, died of acute Staphylococcus aureus meningitis on 3 December 2002. He initially presented on 27 November 2002 with neck pain following a windsurfing accident. Dr R. n…

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VIChospital2024-08-06

Finding into death of Noah Andrew Souvatzis

1y · Male·acute meningitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae, associated with diffuse brain sw…

Noah Souvatzis, a 19-month-old boy, died from Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis on 31 December 2021 after presenting to Northeast Health Wangaratta ED on 29 December. Critical failures in his first ED presentation incl…

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QLDhospital2017-06-28

Tonkin, Nixon Martin

<1y · Male·Head injuries (birth trauma) secondary to obstructed labour and fetal macrosomia…

Nixon Martin Tonkin died from head injuries sustained during caesarean delivery for obstructed labour at 38 weeks gestation. The infant's head became deeply impacted in the maternal pelvis after prolonged second-stage la…

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