63 results
76y · Female·Major organ failure secondary to sepsis due to gram-positive bacteraemia from ur…
Patricia Northcote, a 76-year-old paraplegic woman with advancing dementia, died from sepsis secondary to urinary tract infection complicated by a sacral pressure sore. The pressure injury developed in November 2012 at a…
53y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
John Stephen Passmore, a 53-year-old man with severe treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, died by suicide while on community leave from psychiatric hospital. He had been an involuntary patient at Graylands Hospita…
18y · Female·asphyxiation and respiratory failure on a background of severe dystonic quadripl…
Madeline Duffy, 18 years old with severe dystonic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, died from asphyxiation and respiratory failure while in respite care. She was positioned on her side in bed with pillows, contrary to her usu…
52y · Female·gunshot wound to head
Leanne Patterson, 52, was shot and killed by her husband Neil in a murder-suicide on 5-6 January 2013. She had been sedated with clonazepam (prescribed to her husband) and zolpidem at the time of her death. The death occ…
93y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the setting of a fall (palliated)
A 93-year-old woman with a history of falls was discharged from hospital following treatment for subdural haematoma from a prior fall. Discharge planning included a home assessment by occupational therapy, during which t…
3y · Female·Homicide by chloroform exposure and/or smothering by father
Divya Sharma, age 3, died in April 2012 in Glen Waverley, Victoria, as part of a family homicide-suicide perpetrated by her father. The coroner found she was likely killed by chloroform exposure and smothering between 28…
5y · Male·unascertained
A 5-year-old boy and his sister (3 years old) and mother were killed by their father between 28-29 April 2012 in their Glen Waverley home. The father, who had experienced cognitive impairment and mood changes following a…
35y · Female·homicide by smothering/suffocation, possibly facilitated by chloroform exposure
This tragedy involved the deaths of Preetika Sharma (35), her two children (Divesh, 5; Divya, 3), and her husband Nilesh, who killed his family and then himself. Mr Sharma exposed family members to chloroform before smot…
36y · Male·Hanging (Mr Sharma); Homicide by smothering/suffocation or chloroform exposure (…
Nilesh Sharma, a 36-year-old Fiji Indian man, killed his wife Preetika, son Divesh (5 years old), and daughter Divya (3 years old) between 28-29 April 2012, then died by hanging. Evidence suggests he exposed them to chlo…
76y · Male·exsanguination secondary to pulmonary aortic fistula and thoracic aorta aneurysm…
Allan Phipps was a 76-year-old man with a known thoracic aortic aneurysm and severe depression admitted to Austin Hospital in October 2012 for unstable angina and depression management. His aneurysm, discovered in March …
54y · Female·Pneumonia and radiation induced brain injury
Vishna Damke, a 54-year-old woman with a long history of brainstem tumour treated with radiotherapy in 1994-1995, died of pneumonia complicated by radiation-induced brain injury. She had experienced progressive neurologi…
67y · Male·Complications arising from multiple injuries — fall from a height
A 67-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a 3-metre ladder while conducting home roof repairs in Tasmania. He fell forward through polycarbonate roofing onto a paved veranda …
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with a left middle cerebral artery stroke (palliat…
Brian Lench, a 58-year-old man with intellectual disability in DHS residential care, suffered a left middle cerebral artery stroke on 6 October 2011. He developed aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory dis…
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury in a setting of a man involved in …
A 70-year-old experienced painter suffered crush injuries to the neck when his head became pinned between a scissor lift platform and factory ceiling. He remained in vegetative state for three weeks before dying from asp…
42y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep calf vein thrombosis
Shane Kerstjens, a 42-year-old man with cerebellar dystrophy and intellectual disability, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis. He sustained a tibia and fibula fracture on 6 September 2007, requir…
82y · Male·closed head injury (subdural haematoma) sustained in a fall
An 82-year-old man on warfarin died from a subdural haematoma sustained in a fall at a rehabilitation centre. He fell while attempting to walk to the toilet unassisted after not being provided with a urinal bottle, despi…
43y · Male·hypoxic brain injury secondary to asphyxiation by ligature
A 43-year-old man died from hypoxic brain injury due to asphyxiation by ligature while an inpatient at a rehabilitation centre. He had undergone spinal surgery for back pain and cauda equina syndrome but was failing to i…
55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall
Patrick Tolan, a 55-year-old man with chronic depression, alcohol dependence, and multiple suicide attempts, died from injuries sustained in a fall from a shopping centre sign. He had jumped from a parapet four years ear…
39y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, mirtazapine, diazepam,…
A 39-year-old woman with chronic pain from a previous work injury died from mixed drug toxicity involving methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, diazepam, mirtazapine, and promethazine. Her pain specialist prescribed metha…
82y · Female·acute peritonitis, ruptured bowel and incarcerated bowel herniation
An 82-year-old woman admitted with bowel obstruction recovered well initially but suffered a preventable fall in the radiology department when left unattended with heavy IV pumps on her wheelchair, fracturing her hip. Af…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.