87 results for “emotional distress”
Male·Chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle accident
CD, an IT specialist, died by deliberately driving his vehicle into a tree while evading police arrest on 29 November 2018. CD had been investigated for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) possession and child sexual assa…
69y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…atric and transcultural mental health services—GL consistently denied suicidal ideation while expressing emotional distress about his wife, chronic pain, and physical limitations. He was reviewed daily by nursing staff …
41y · Male·multiple blunt force injuries from fall from fourth floor of apartment block
Brent Reginald Pottinger, 41, died from multiple blunt force injuries after falling from a fourth-floor apartment while attempting to access his partner's balcony in the early morning of 13 May 2023. He had been arrested…
78y · Male·unascertained
Giuseppe Del Borrello, a 78-year-old man, disappeared from Yanchep National Park on 1 January 1979 during a family picnic and was presumed dead. The coroner concluded he died around the time of his disappearance, but the…
27y · Male·Hanging
…ped significant workplace stress from December 2017 onwards, characterised by burnout, fatigue, and moral distress—feeling unable to provide adequate animal care due to understaffing. His emotional decline was not consis…
38y · Male·Unascertained; death in the waters of the Indian Ocean off Rottnest Island
Matthew James Bale, a 38-year-old man, disappeared from Rottnest Island on 21 March 2016 while on holiday with his wife and parents. He had a history of depression, alcohol and drug addiction, and recent drug-induced psy…
29y · Male·Head injury sustained in a motor vehicle incident
Bradley Finegan, a 29-year-old linesman, died from a severe head injury sustained in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash on Parker Road, Silvan, Victoria. He was driving at approximately 121.5 km/h in an 80 km/h zone in…
28y · Male·unknown
… of death. He had recently failed an accounting exam for the third time and sent a final text suggesting emotional distress, but had no documented mental health history. The coroner noted CCTV cameras and increased fenc…
43y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
… without any evidentiary basis. He engaged in coercive controlling behaviour, stalking, sexual coercion, emotional abuse, and financial control. Mr Floyd accessed general practice and social worker support, disclosing r…
17y · Male·Hanging
A 17-year-old male secondary school student died by hanging at home following a relationship breakdown with his girlfriend. He had no prior psychiatric history but expressed suicidal intent via text message on the day of…
33y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging with resuscitation
…. Following relationship difficulties, arrest of his girlfriend, and a miscarriage, he experienced acute emotional distress. On 18 March 2022, after his girlfriend blocked contact, he posted suicide threats on social me…
59y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Christopher Hillstead, a 59-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for wilful murder, died by suicide by hanging on 18 January 2021 at Acacia Prison, Western Australia. He had been pursuing tertiary education (master'…
84y · Female·ischaemic heart disease
…ical necessity. During transfer to the ambulance, she suffered cardiac arrest, likely precipitated by the distressing circumstances. Resuscitation was initiated immediately and continued during transport to hospital, whe…
51y · Male·Traumatic brain injuries resulting from blunt head trauma: multiple calvarial an…
…lence and highlights the importance of recognising and intervening in situations involving intoxication, emotional distress, and escalating tension to prevent harm.
53y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…nt team list, he consistently denied suicidal intent. A chaplain raised serious safety concerns after an emotionally distressing incident in December 2008, but reported encountering an abusive response from prison offic…
41y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head
…y's former wife's home. Murray had recently been charged with drink-driving, which caused him significant distress about losing his licence and potential imprisonment. After an evening with Busby where they appeared in g…
Female·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision (for all five deceased)
…er and schizophrenia), domestic violence concerns, and custody disputes. The crash occurred following an emotionally distressing email exchange with her family law solicitor on 27 May 2019. Contributing factors included…
20y · Female·Fatal Fall Injuries
A 20-year-old woman died by suicide at The Gap, Watsons Bay, after a relationship termination. She had been in a nearly 2-year online relationship with 'Brayden Spiteri', who she believed was a real imprisoned man. The c…
54y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging
…ment due to concerns about medication-seeking behaviour and dishonesty about drug use. The patient became distressed at losing his GP but was offered alternative practices. The coroner found no clinical failures: the GP'…
16y · Female·physical altercation with Robert Paul Hytch resulting in fatal bodily injury; pr…
Rachel Joy Antonio, aged 16, disappeared on 25 April 1998 from Bowen, Queensland. The coronial inquest, conducted 17 years later, examined evidence that Rachel had been in a secret, sexually intimate relationship with Ro…
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