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32y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from the 26th floor of the Marriott Hotel
Elliott Coulson, 32-year-old Royal Australian Navy seaman, died after deliberately jumping from the 26th floor of a hotel while police executed a search warrant in his room. He was a person of interest in a murder invest…
74y · Female·Cardio-renal failure due to gangrene of calculous gallbladder, with significant …
An elderly woman with a documented penicillin allergy, wearing a MedicAlert bracelet, presented to emergency with respiratory distress and chest pain. She was administered intravenous Ampicillin without allergy verificat…
80y · Male·sepsis due to lobar pneumonia due to metastatic mesothelioma
Kenneth Draney, an 80-year-old prisoner, died from sepsis due to lobar pneumonia secondary to metastatic mesothelioma. He was diagnosed with advanced, incurable mesothelioma in May 2012 with poor prognosis and life expec…
Male·Multiple injuries from aircraft crash; underlying cause - epileptic seizure suff…
Two men died when a Yak-52 aircraft piloted by Barry Hempel crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Evidence suggests Hempel suffered an epileptic seizure mid-flight, rendering him incapacitated and unable to control the aircraf…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries due to industrial trauma from building collapse and crush inju…
Timothy James McPhee, 23, died from crush injuries when a building being lowered by a Trewhella jack collapsed at Bundaberg Airport on his second day of work. The operator (Henry Herbener) lost grip of the jack handle du…
38y · Male·Multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest causing significant internal or…
Scott Matthew Taylor, aged 38, died from self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest sustained while police attempted to detain him on 14 January 2012. Police attended his residence to interview him regarding rape allegation…
43y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
Andrew Emerton, a 43-year-old prisoner with a history of substance abuse and psychiatric treatment, collapsed after vigorous exercise in custody. He called for help reporting shortness of breath and was found unconscious…
9y · Male·Disseminated melioidosis
William Bligh, a 9-year-old boy from Palm Island, died from disseminated melioidosis on 24 February 2013. He presented with fever and cough from 2 February, initially assessed as viral illness. Over 11 days, he was revie…
57y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
David Samuel Morris, aged 57, died from coronary atherosclerosis while in custody at Woodford Correctional Centre on 19 November 2011. He had a significant cardiac history including dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrill…
67y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction
Robert Quartermain, a 67-year-old prisoner with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and previous myocardial infarction, suffered acute myocardial infarction while in custody. He experienced acute breathing difficulties…
0y · Female·Cerebral hypoxia due to placental abruption
Sophie Sparreboom died from cerebral hypoxia secondary to placental abruption following emergency caesarean section. Gestational diabetes indicated planned induction at term. At 2050 hours, antepartum haemorrhage and pat…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries due to crush injury to abdomen and chest
Michael Auld, a 50-year-old mining service crew member, was fatally crushed between a Volvo loader basket and a Toyota utility tray at Cannington Mine on 17 January 2008. While working with two colleagues to transfer equ…
Male·traumatic asphyxia due to mine accident (loader operator falling into stope and …
Pekka Tuppurainen, an experienced underground loader operator at George Fisher Mine, died when his loader fell 29 metres into a stope while he was backfilling. He was crushed by backfill material, causing traumatic asphy…
23y · Male·Electrocution
Daniel Paul Morris, 23, died from electrocution while welding at Ridley Agriproducts in March 2011. He was sitting on a metal hopper (workpiece) with dangling legs in humid conditions, causing perspiration that increased…
13y · Male·Staphylococcus aureus bronchopneumonia due to perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic brain …
Phil Brennan was a 13-year-old boy with severe cerebral palsy and epilepsy who died from Staphylococcus aureus bronchopneumonia. He presented with breathing difficulties one week before death; his GP examined him on 25 J…
25; 16; 22y · Male; male; male·Electrocution; Electrocution; Electrocution
Three young men died from electrocution while installing insulation under Australia's Home Insulation Program (HIP) between October 2009 and February 2010. Matthew Fuller (25) was killed when foil insulation he was layin…
35y · Male·Choking due to impaction of soap in airway
A 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression and complex psychiatric presentation died from choking on a bar of soap while in involuntary psychiatric care. He had attempted multiple suicides previously. Clinical…
20y · Male·Multiple injuries due to contact with a train
Jonathan Saccu, a 20-year-old with severe treatment-resistant schizophrenia, absconded from an open mental health unit and was fatally struck by a train approximately 3 hours later. He was admitted on an involuntary trea…
52y · Female·Hanging due to depression
Mrs B, a 52-year-old woman with a 17-year history of recurrent depression, suicidal ideation, and borderline personality traits, was admitted to Cairns Base Hospital Mental Health Unit on 11 March 2008 with escalating su…
Female·Head wounds intentionally inflicted by or in the presence of Wayne Robert Hilton…
In October 1974, two young nurses, Wendy Evans (18) and Lorraine Wilson (20), disappeared while hitchhiking from Brisbane to Dubbo. Their remains were found two years later with evidence of fatal head injuries. This reop…
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