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69y · Male·Perforated bowel/septicaemia as a result of diverticulitis
A 69-year-old man presented to the ED with abdominal distension, incontinence and dehydration but was discharged with a diagnosis of depression and constipation. He returned 2 days later critically unwell and died of per…
0y · Unknown·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from cardiorespiratory arrest due to …
A three-week-old infant died from asphyxia while positioned in an over-the-shoulder infant sling at a shopping centre. The baby had recent upper respiratory tract infection with RSV, which reduced respiratory reserve. Th…
31y · Female·Consequences of an undetermined assault
Dulcie Birt, a 31-year-old woman with a history of substance abuse, died in Riverview bushland in October 2009 following an assault by her partner Alwyn Gwilliams. While Gwilliams provided a detailed account of a fatal m…
39y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from motorcycle collision and impact with traffic po…
A 39-year-old motorcyclist died after a collision during a road rage altercation with a 4WD driver on a busy road. The motorcyclist cut off or became frustrated with the 4WD's lane change, positioned his motorcycle dange…
38y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident (pedestrian)
Michael Patrick Molloy, a 38-year-old man, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a prime mover on Ray Jones Drive, Portsmith, Queensland on 8 October 2010. He deliberately pulled his vehicle to the roadsid…
34y · Male·Torn aorta due to crushing accident
Adam Douglas Forster, a 34-year-old sales and marketing manager at a small mineral processing company, died from a torn aorta sustained in a crushing accident involving an unguarded rotating ball mill. Despite not being …
62y · Male·Undetermined
Van Edward Caulton, a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability and serious cardiac disease (congestive cardiac failure), disappeared in 2005-2006 while living with Peter Westlund. Medical records show Caulton had con…
45y · Female·Sibutramine ingestion in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Karen Willis, a 45-year-old woman with no known medical conditions, died of acute cardiac arrhythmia triggered by sibutramine ingestion combined with underlying coronary atherosclerosis. She had purchased Slimming Factor…
47y · Male·Smoke inhalation due to fire
A 47-year-old man died from smoke inhalation while attempting to refuel a petrol generator at a farmstay. Multiple systemic safety failures contributed: the generator was housed in a poorly ventilated shed contrary to ma…
42y · Male·Head trauma from propeller contact sustained in maritime collision at Currumbin …
Richard James King, 42, died from severe head trauma sustained in a collision with a recreational fishing boat at Currumbin Bar on 8 May 2011. The boat operator was experienced, travelling at appropriate speed (15 knots …
60y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for treatment o…
60-year-old woman died from septic shock due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for synchronous bowel cancers. Early postoperative bronchospasm complicated clinical assessment, leading focus on respiratory …
45y · Male·metastatic malignant melanoma
Craig Lingwood, a 45-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic melanoma in May 2011. He first complained of a suspicious mole (red, itchy, bleeding) in 2005-2006, but the prison doctor (Dr C.) assessed it as benign in Augu…
46y · Male·Consistent with exhaust fumes toxicity (suicide by carbon monoxide)
A 46-year-old teacher, Gavin Lyle Woods, died by suicide after prolonged workplace stress and an undertreated major depressive disorder. He had been a deputy principal at Burpengary State School for only five months. Cli…
62y · Male·Non-small cell lung carcinoma with metastases
Desmond Sims, a 62-year-old prisoner, died from advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma with metastases. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in February 2009 at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) but was lost to follow-up fo…
29y · Female·Exsanguination caused by a single stab wound to left lung
Jenny Lee Cook, age 29, died from a stab wound to the chest on 19 January 2009. Police concluded suicide within 20 hours but the investigation was fundamentally inadequate. Critical evidence was not obtained: Mr Cook's m…
21y · Male·severe head and upper body injuries, due to, or as a consequence of being struck…
Samuel John Beresford, a 21-year-old, died on 17 March 2011 after being struck by propeller blades of a gyroplane on 9 March 2011. He attempted to start the unregistered gyroplane from outside the cockpit at his parents'…
58y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
Gordon Currie, 58, died of coronary atherosclerosis while performing manual labour (whipper snipping) at a banana plantation within Palen Creek Correctional Centre. He complained of left shoulder pain, which was likely r…
39y · Male·Hanging
Peter Alan Sutcliffe, a 39-year-old man with a history of alcoholism, domestic violence, and depression, died by hanging during a police siege at a residence in Edmonton, Queensland on 25 January 2011. After an altercati…
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…
Impact injuries from RAAF Wirraway aircraft strike - head trauma with skull frac…
Three children (Graham Stanley Blair and Pauline Probert, both aged 6; Liam Joseph O'Connor, aged 11) were fatally struck by a RAAF Wirraway aircraft conducting shark spotting patrols at Maroochydore Beach, Queensland on…
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