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53y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy
Donna Michelle Corlett, a 53-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability residing in supported accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had been receiving palliative care following terminal d…
41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging
Danielle Thomson, a 41-year-old woman with complex medical and mental health conditions including cervical dystonia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, and alcohol use disorder, died by suic…
50y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with tension pneumothorax
Suzanne Evans, aged 50, died from combined drug toxicity in the setting of tension pneumothorax. She had a history of alcohol dependence, depression, and borderline personality disorder. Following an argument with her pa…
18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
TK, an 18-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and a history of childhood trauma, died from mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdose. She had multiple psychiatric admissions…
26y · Male·Drowning
Jil Khokhara, a 26-year-old international student from India, drowned at Marengo Beach, an unpatrolled, extremely hazardous beach with strong currents and large breaking waves. He was unable to swim competently and enter…
56y · Female·End stage Alzheimer's disease with Down syndrome
Karen Lisa Heysham, aged 56, died from end-stage Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome while residing in supported disability accommodation. She was admitted to hospital in March 2024 after functional decline, then disch…
31y · Male·undetermined
Erol Elmas, a 31-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, died in custody at Thomas Embling Hospital on 30 November 2022. The cause of death remains undetermined despite thorough pathological investigation. Mr Elmas w…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Mr RGE, a 23-year-old international student from China, died by suicide on 25 February 2024 after falling from the 14th floor of his apartment building in Southbank, Victoria. He was experiencing multiple stressors inclu…
32y · Female·Perforation of the bowel in the context of constipation and intellectual disabil…
Jessica Louis, a 32-year-old non-verbal woman with intellectual disability and Opitz Trigonocephaly Syndrome, died from bowel perforation secondary to severe constipation and pica (compulsive ingestion of non-food items)…
64y · Male·End stage Alzheimer's Disease secondary to Trisomy 21
Gerard Richard Bailey, a 64-year-old man with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, died from end-stage Alzheimer's disease at Bendigo Hospital following a series of seizures. He had recently been diagnosed with epileps…
55y · Male·Sudden and unexpected death in epilepsy
Silvio Rolfo, a 55-year-old man with lifelong intellectual disability, autism, and longstanding infrequent epilepsy, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) at his supported living residence. He was found o…
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to traumatic brain injury arising from a scooter …
A 51-year-old man suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in an electric scooter crash on 14 March 2022 and died from aspiration pneumonia on 4 August 2022. He was riding a high-powered scooter (capable of 85km/h) at ex…
39y · Male·Drowning in the setting of a very high blood alcohol level
Frank Mellia, age 39, drowned in the Yarra River after entering the water with a very high blood alcohol level (0.33g/100mL). He was not a confident swimmer and had a history of anxiety, depression, and alcohol misuse. H…
77y · Male·Injuries sustained when struck by a train
A 77-year-old man was struck and killed by a train at a pedestrian crossing while standing beside his mobility scooter on the railway tracks. The scooter was positioned on the tracks, and the man was wearing dark clothin…
18y · Male·complications of acute on chronic subdural haemorrhage (operated) in the setting…
George Diamond, 18, died from acute-on-chronic subdural haemorrhage sustained during boxing sparring on 18 February 2019. He had suffered a head injury during sparring on 25 October 2018, presenting with headache, nausea…
34y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Hannah Gray, a 34-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had experienced progressive health deterioration over th…
70y · Male·Unascertained - presumed death from exposure to elements after becoming lost or …
A 70-year-old man went missing while walking in alpine bushland near Dinner Plain, Victoria in May 2022 and is presumed deceased. Despite an extensive 8-day search involving hundreds of police, volunteers, and specialist…
62y · Female·Complications arising from elective laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure for recurr…
Christine Flanagan, a 62-year-old woman with severe disabilities and gastroparesis, died from complications following an elective laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure for recurrent sigmoid volvulus and ileus. Post-operative…
64y · Female·COVID-19 and aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy
Ms N, a 64-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from COVID-19 complicated by aspiration pneumonia. She presented with fever and hypoxia, tested positive for COVID-19, an…
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