690 results for “hanging”
54y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted), following the death of Lynette Ann Kent from stab woun…
Peter Griffin, aged 54, fatally stabbed his partner Lyn Kent and then hanged himself in November 2009 following relationship breakdown. The finding documents a 10-year relationship characterised by escalating family viol…
34y · Male·Hanging
Errol Handog, a 34-year-old man presenting with anxiety, was assessed by psychiatry on two consecutive days at Nepean Hospital and discharged to community care despite suicidal ideation. A key clinical lesson is that inc…
36y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorder died by ligature while an involuntary inpatient in a locked mental health ward. He was on hourly observations and had re…
Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging
Ms S died by suicide while experiencing severe postnatal depression eight weeks after giving birth. She presented to the ED with anxiety, insomnia, and suicidal ideation and was admitted to the Logan Hospital Mental Heal…
21y · Male·Suicide by hanging
A 21-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and depression died by suicide in prison custody. Key clinical failures included: (1) inadequate mental health assessment by Dr S.—45-minute screening reviewing only one of…
27y · Male·Hanging
Richard Hilton, a 27-year-old with longstanding bipolar affective disorder and benzodiazepine dependence, presented to Werribee ED three times in two months with suicidal ideation and self-harm attempts. Each time he was…
43y · Male·Hanging
…n with limited discharge planning and a note that police may need to be called if he returned. He died by hanging 19 hours later. The coroner found the hospital failed to seek collateral information from family or MDAS,…
9y · Female·suicide by hanging
A 9-year-old Aboriginal girl died by suicide while in out-of-home care. She had been removed from her Aboriginal parents at 10 months of age and placed with non-Aboriginal carers despite legislation requiring Aboriginal …
24y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
Linden Alan Kunoth, a 24-year-old Aboriginal man, died by suicide while on escorted leave from psychiatric care. He had been admitted with first-episode schizophrenia, presenting with florid psychosis and command halluci…
54y · Male·Died by hanging while suffering from the effects of Post-traumatic Stress Disord…
A 54-year-old NSW police officer died by suicide while suffering from PTSD and Bipolar Disorder. He had witnessed multiple traumatic incidents during his 25-year career and was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 2003. Fr…
25y · Female·Neck compression secondary to hanging
CM, a 25-year-old woman experiencing depression, anxiety, and substance misuse, died by suicide while in an intimate partner relationship characterised by documented family violence. She presented to hospital multiple ti…
47y · Female·Neck compression subsequent upon hanging
Li Zhen Gao, a 47-year-old woman from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, died by suicide following her husband's sudden departure and separation. She had a five-year history of stress, anxiety, depressio…
46y · Male·Complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Sean Theo Winmar, a 46-year-old Aboriginal man, died by suicide on 11 August 2022 while on an interim supervision order after his release from prison. He had depression, substance use disorder, and chronic suicidal ideat…
36y · Male·Hanging
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, substance use disorder, and previous psychotic episodes was discharged from psychiatric inpatient care after being absent without leave for 72 hours. On 4 June 2017, he co…
35y · Male·Neck compression due to hanging
Joshua Gonzalez, 35, died by suicide on 5 September 2020 after being discharged from Footscray Hospital. He had been apprehended by police under section 351 of the Mental Health Act after threatening self-harm and asking…
38y · Male·Compression of the neck (hanging)
Jason Muir, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died by suicide 24 days after release from custody. He had complex psychosocial needs including mental health issues, substance use history, and prior suicide attempts. While rei…
43y · Male·Hanging
Brett Andrew Pollini, a 43-year-old fire station officer with bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide following a distressing telephone call with the Child Support Agency (CSA) regarding a substantial increase in chi…
27y · Male·Hanging
Marcus Caldwell, a 27-year-old with well-controlled schizophrenia on clozapine, died by suicide in February 2018. He worked at a pet boarding facility that experienced severe staffing shortages during peak season, result…
37y · Female·asphyxia due to hanging
A 37-year-old woman with major depression and Crohn's disease was admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt. She was discharged after less than two days following clinical improvement, against her husband's reserv…
34y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
34-year-old Jordan Allen died by suicide on 1 February 2018 after absconding from Alice Springs Mental Health Unit during supervised cigarette leave. He was acutely psychotic with persecutory delusions related to methamp…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.