144 results for “forensic medical examination”
48y · Male·atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
…significant coronary artery stenosis (75-80%). He was on home detention bail at the time. He had no prior medical history, was not on prescription medications, and appeared well the evening before his death. He was foun…
75y · Male·Complications of chronic renal disease on a background of hypertension and type …
…ursing assistance. Found unresponsive the following morning, resuscitation was unsuccessful. Postmortem examination revealed advanced atherosclerotic disease and old cerebral infarction. The coroner found no evidence th…
61y · Female·Intracerebral haemorrhage
…ge right intracranial haemorrhage with features suggestive of hypertensive haemorrhage. The coroner found medical care and management to be reasonable and appropriate, with no preventability issues identified. The death…
63y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
…ing while the prisoner was likely urinating and collapsed, striking his head on a shelf above the toilet. Medical examination on reception to two correctional facilities was appropriate and documented his significant sm…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
…gnising cumulative significance of repeated reduced foetal movement presentations, ensuring comprehensive medical documentation and information-sharing across the obstetric team, and preserving placental pathology for f…
46y · Female·acute mixed drug toxicity due to accidental self-administered drug overdose
…s where he worked, providing them to Dr V. who self-administered them. While Dr V. experienced repeated examination failures, stress, and depression during her specialist training, the coroner found no evidence the trai…
52y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…ce his body may have been moved post-death, and testimony suggesting possible assistance from friends. No medical errors or clinical failures were identified, as this was a forensic/coronial matter rather than a hospita…
29y · Female·Multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest, resulting in severe brain injury …
…onths pregnant. Despite a thorough 19-year police investigation involving hundreds of witness statements, forensic analysis, DNA testing, ballistics examination, and CCTV review, the perpetrator(s) remained unidentified.…
25y · Male·Stab injury to the neck
…ound deceased in the Goulburn River in November 2000 with multiple stab wounds to the neck. Post-mortem examination revealed stab and incised injuries consistent with a heavy sharp implement such as a machete or tomahaw…
81y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
…dequate. The autopsy revealed severe coronary narrowing that would have led to sudden death regardless of medical intervention. No negligence, trauma, or third-party involvement was identified.
Unknown·Unknown - remains undated and unidentified at investigation commencement
…uman skeletal remains (femurs and radius bone) discovered on Tasmania's West Coast in April 2016. Initial forensic anthropological examination suggested the remains were at least 20 years old, possibly much older, with g…
35y · Male·Neck trauma from hanging
…us House, a detoxification centre, and was attending regular counselling for alcohol and drug dependency. Forensic examination revealed a fractured cervical vertebra consistent with death by hanging. The coroner found no…
49y · Male·Gunshot injuries to head
… the head at their farm property in Wildwood, Victoria on 20 October 2003. This is a homicide case, not a medical death. The coroner's finding documents the criminal investigation into their deaths, which involved exami…
31y · Male·undetermined
…not escalated using standardised observation charts; (2) risk of staff violence prevented full physical examination; (3) escalation should have occurred when respiratory rate entered the 'Red Zone' requiring medical eme…
66y · Male·blunt force injuries to the head and chest
…ar-old grazier found dead in his home from blunt force injuries to the head and chest on 7 November 2012. Forensic evidence suggests he was assaulted with a metal or heavy wooden rod, with tram-track bruising patterns in…
49y · Male·Undetermined
…by Dr R., a non-specialist, was severely inadequate. It failed to follow NSW Health Policy Guidelines for forensic pathology, contained basic errors (wrong date, wrong sex, invalid conclusions about time of death), lacke…
71y · Male·Strychnine toxicity
Lachlan Bingham, aged 71, died from strychnine toxicity on 13 April 2007 at his rural property. The coroner concluded he intentionally ingested strychnine to end his life. Key evidence included a blood strychnine concent…
80y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with pulmonary sarcoidosis
…s a contributing condition. The coroner's investigation identified no clinical issues requiring further examination. The death was determined to be from natural causes. No medical errors, delays in care, or preventable …
2y · Female·unascertained; death in house fire due to smoke inhalation or thermal injury
…r child but could not locate Tricia in the thick smoke despite extensive searching. Despite comprehensive forensic examination and searches, no human remains were identified, though expert opinion concluded her body was …
45y · Male·Fulminant cardio-pulmonary decompression sickness incidental to deep water techn…
Dr B., a 45-year-old experienced recreational diver with multiple medical conditions including obesity, hypertension, Conn's syndrome, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died fr…
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