29y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Nicholas Edward Bell, aged 29, died by hanging in Mobilong Prison on 29 April 2015. He had a documented history of mental illness, previous suicide atte…
35y · Male·Neck trauma from hanging
…a 35-year-old man with a significant history of depression, anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse, died by suicide in August 2012, though his remains were not discovered until October 2016 in Warrawee Reserve near Latrob…
24y · Male·hanging
Alexander Varcoe, a 24-year-old Aboriginal man, died by hanging in Yatala Labour Prison while on remand awaiting trial for serious charges. He had a complex history incl…
48y · Male·Hanging (partially suspended hanging using shoelaces as ligature)
Robert Harold Gerard, aged 48, died by hanging in Risdon Prison in May 2022 while on remand for serious charges. He had paranoid schizophrenia, a long h…
69y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
GL, a 69-year-old Chinese national, died by hanging in Long Bay Correctional Centre's Medical Services Unit on 12 April 2022. He was incarcerated following t…
61y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression due to han…
A 61-year-old woman died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by hanging on a psychiatric ward. She had been admitted after a suicide attempt by overdose and was under a Mental H…
34y · Female·Hanging with combined effects of ethanol and benzodiazepines
…arp, 34-year-old woman on a Community Treatment Order for schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, died by hanging on 16-17 December 2007. She was in severe distress over losing custody of her children, with a court hear…
32y · Male·Ligature Compression of Neck (Hanging)
Leslie William Wesley, a 32-year-old Indigenous man, died by hanging on 7 May 2000 in Cell A10 of Unit 5, Casuarina Prison Complex, Western Australia. He was on remand awaiti…
31y · Male·Self-inflicted hanging
Samuel John Mills, a 31-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, died by suicide in Lotus Glen Correctional Centre's medical ward in 2004. Staff provided adequate supervision on the day …
35y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (post cardiac arrest) on a background of acute …
A 35-year-old man died by hanging in a medium-security prison while on remand. He was found unresponsive in his cell with a ligature around…
33y · Female·hanging
Fiona Joy Hales, aged 33, died by hanging at her home while subject to home detention and bail conditions. She had a 5-year history of methamphetam…
39y · Male·neck compression (due to hanging) and plastic bag asphyxia
John Steve Costi, aged 39, died by suicide in Adelaide Remand Centre on 27 November 2013. He fashioned a ligature from bedding strips and hanged him…
Male·Coe: self-inflicted hanging; Pittaway: neck compression due to self-inflicted st…
Two men died by suicide in Bundaberg Watch House within 7 months. Paul Coe (38) hanged himself using his shirt from a door hinge …
33y · Male·hanging
… alcohol abuse, multiple psychiatric assessments (antisocial personality disorder, depression), and prior suicide risk designations died by hanging in Port Augusta Prison in November 2000. Despite two previous suicide r…
38y · Male·asphyxiation due to hanging
A 38-year-old remand prisoner with a long history of drug dependency died by asphyxiation from hanging in his cell at a metropolitan remand centre in September 2011. He had been assessed multiple times by the…
35y · Male·Neck compression secondary to hanging
Daniel Mayes, a 35-year-old with Type 1 diabetes, died by hanging at his home. His death followed relationship breakdown and online harassment from his former partner and …
36y · Male·hanging, with contributing factors of alcohol dependence and depression
Ross Johns, aged 36, died by hanging on 14-15 June 2021 after a long history of bipolar disorder, major depression, and alcohol dependence. He…
52y · Male·hanging
Luis Lopez, a 52-year-old man with schizophrenia managed by NorthWestern Mental Health Service, died by hanging on 10 February 2015. On 9 February, mental health clinicians expressed concern about increased paranoia d…
22y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 22-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by hanging while under guardianship with special powers of detention in supported independent living. He had attempt…
34y · Male·hanging
A 34-year-old man died by hanging in a correctional centre in December 2018. He was placed on a mental health waitlist in June 2018 but was…
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