85y · Female·complications of oesophageal cancer
… an 85-year-old woman with intellectual impairment and dementia who died from complications of oesophageal cancer. She was diagnosed with inoperable oesophageal cancer in 2012 and managed palliatively at home with a sten…
75y · Male·disseminated carcinoma of the prostate gland
Gerard Grootveld, a 75-year-old prisoner, died from disseminated prostate cancer with bone metastases. Sentenced in July 2006 despite known advanced cancer and multiple comorbidities, his…
65y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer
…k, a 65-year-old NDIS participant living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from metastatic lung cancer. He presented with breathing difficulty and chest pain on 16 July 2023, was diagnosed with pleural effusio…
57y · Male·carcinoma of the right lung
…nslaughter, died of carcinoma of the right lung whilst in custody. He had declined radiotherapy for throat cancer in 1999, which may have prevented recurrence. Lung cancer was diagnosed in August 2001 whilst imprisoned i…
61y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer (palliated)
Si Ro Vo, a 61-year-old male imprisoned since April 2025, died from metastatic lung cancer with brain involvement while in palliative care at the prison inpatient unit. He had an Acute Resuscitatio…
63y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung (small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with poorl…
A 63-year-old male prisoner died from metastatic small cell lung cancer with adenocarcinoma features. Cancer was incidentally discovered during investigation of a deep vein throm…
63y · Male·disseminated carcinoma (pancreatic cancer with metastases to liver and lung)
…or CT scanning from November 2017 onwards. An MRI scan performed in June 2019 revealed advanced pancreatic cancer with liver and lung metastases. The coroner found that medical care provided was appropriate despite diagn…
62y · Male·Complications of metastatic malignancy (likely lung primary)
Colin James Whaley, aged 62, died from complications of metastatic lung cancer while in custody at Junee Correctional Centre. He was a heavy smoker admitted to prison in June 2023. Sign…
72y · Male·pneumonia in a man with metastatic colon cancer
Lawrence Noyes was a 72-year-old man serving a prison sentence who presented with metastatic colon cancer. He underwent surgery including palliative bypasses and later a gastrostomy and jejunostomy for nutritiona…
76y · Male·Pancreatic cancer
John Stuart Knox, aged 76, died from pancreatic cancer while in custody at Port Phillip Prison. He had been diagnosed with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma…
81y · Male·Complications of metastatic gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma
…e carcinoma, died of natural causes while in custody. He was diagnosed in November 2019 and refused active cancer treatment, choosing to go home instead. A December 2024 neuropsychology assessment revealed significant co…
75y · Male·cerebral metastatic malignancy (lung cancer with brain metastases)
Kenneth Ballard, aged 75, died in prison custody from cerebral metastatic lung cancer. He had been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic lymphoma in 2012 and managed at Mount Gambier Prison. In l…
48y · Female·Pneumonia on a background of subacute bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic …
…ommodation, died from pneumonia with subacute bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic sigmoid colorectal cancer. She presented with non-specific symptoms (lethargy, increased bowel movements) in December 2022, was inve…
61y · Male·Multiorgan failure, due to, or as a consequence of metastatic lung cancer (suspi…
Shane Anthony May, a 61-year-old prisoner, died of multiorgan failure secondary to metastatic lung cancer after 44 days in custody. He presented with COVID-19 symptoms on reception, then developed progressive res…
71y · Male·metastatic caecal adenocarcinoma
…inoma with liver and lung metastases at Long Bay Hospital in November 2015. He was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in September 2014 and underwent palliative chemotherapy from October 2014. The coroner found no deficienci…
34y · Female·complications of metastatic rectal cancer
Penelope Dingle died of metastatic rectal cancer on 25 August 2005. She was diagnosed with localised rectal cancer in February 2003 when a potential surgic…
62y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving terminal palliative care for metastatic carc…
…-old prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, died from bronchopneumonia secondary to metastatic colon cancer. He was diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer in December 2006 but refused surgery initially on religious gr…
61y · Female·respiratory failure secondary to advanced malignancy
Ms Carmelina Bellocco, aged 61, died from respiratory failure secondary to advanced metastatic colon cancer. She had longstanding paranoid schizophrenia with poor insight and compliance. Cancer was diagnosed in 200…
71y · Male·undetermined - likely injuries sustained from fall at The Gap, but cannot exclud…
Peter Johnson, a 71-year-old man with metastatic prostate cancer, disappeared on 17 October 2019 from The Gap in Torndirrup National Park, Albany. He had previously told f…
63y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer
David Drowley, a 63-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic lung cancer at St Vincent's Hospital after developing the disease whilst incarcerated. He presented to prison medical …
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