867 results for “anxiety”
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…
81y · Male·COVID-19 infection on a background of Type 2 Diabetes and end stage chronic kidn…
Robert Sievers, an 81-year-old man incarcerated since 2001, died from COVID-19 infection on a background of type 2 diabetes and end-stage chronic kidney disease. Despite multiple warnings about vaccination, Sievers refus…
38y · Male·mixed drug toxicity and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Shane Andrew Kromwyk, aged 38, died at home on 14 March 2009 while on home detention bail. Post-mortem examination revealed mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, alprazolam) combined with pre-existing arrhythmogenic …
68y · Male·Head injuries
Stephen O'Brien, aged 68, died from head injuries inflicted by his adult son Scott in a family violence incident. Stephen had been the primary carer for Scott, who had untreated mental illness (suspected schizophrenia), …
41y · Female·mixed drug and alcohol toxicity
Karen Louise Richards, 41 years old, died from mixed drug and alcohol toxicity on 11 January 2014. She had consumed heroin (evidenced by 6-MAM metabolite), alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other prescription medications. He…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries
Alicia Maree Little, aged 41, was struck and killed by a motor vehicle driven by her former intimate partner while she was leaving the relationship. The case highlights significant systemic failures in family violence re…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Mark Bombardieri, a 32-year-old man with a complex history of criminal behaviour, mental health disorders, polysubstance abuse, and multiple psychiatric admissions, died by suicide on 6 March 2019 via self-inflicted guns…
43y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest; exsanguination and respiratory failure secondary to…
Imad Damouni (43) died from gunshot wounds to the chest after self-immolating with petrol in a parking lot in Sunnybank, Brisbane on 6 April 2020, following a domestic dispute. Police responded appropriately to a suicide…
0y · Female·sudden death in an infant with broncho-pulmonary dysplasia
A 74-day-old premature infant (27 weeks gestation) died unexpectedly at home three days after discharge from hospital. Post-mortem examination revealed broncho-pulmonary dysplasia (BPD), which was clinically silent and u…
24y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to or as a consequence of being hanged
Dane Benjamin Sloan, a 24-year-old remand prisoner with mental health history including suicidal ideation, hanged himself in the Maximum Security Unit exercise yard at Brisbane Correctional Centre. Although CCTV monitore…
85y · Female·Complications of a left ankle fracture (operated)
…r left heel. Although this injury was not directly infected at the time of death, it contributed to pain, anxiety, reduced mobility, and deconditioning. Shirley subsequently experienced multiple medical complications in…
24y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
Boe Luke Memery, a 24-year-old Aboriginal man, died by hanging on 19 May 2019 following a relationship breakdown. He had a history of depression, self-harm, and previous suicide attempts. In the weeks before his death, h…
86y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning
An 86-year-old man with recent stroke, declining mental health, and expressed suicidal ideation died by carbon monoxide poisoning. He was assessed in hospital ED, deemed not to meet Mental Health Act criteria, and discha…
40y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Shae Paszkiewicz, a 40-year-old man with a long history of drug dependence and incarceration, died from mixed drug toxicity five days after being found unconscious following opioid injection. He had been released from pr…
29y · Male·Hanging
ZH, a 29-year-old man serving a 9-year sentence for drug supply, died by hanging in his minimum-security cell at Parklea Correctional Centre on 11 August 2021. The coroner found his death was self-inflicted. Key clinical…
35y · Male·Hanging
Brett McDonnell, a 36-year-old man, died by hanging in January 2018 while subject to a Community Corrections Order and facing pending criminal charges. He had a history of depression treated with Pristiq since 2015, but …
51y · Male·Hanging
A 51-year-old man with a complex mental health history and prior self-harm alert died by hanging in a correctional facility after a planned transfer. He requested protective custody following a physical altercation with …
56y · Female·Bronchial asthma and emphysema
A 56-year-old woman with long-standing schizophrenia, COPD, emphysema, and heavy smoking died during overnight leave from psychiatric hospitalisation. She was granted leave to check on her cat at her remote home on 24 Ma…
37y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds
Brett Walker, 37, was shot by police on 9 July 2022 after a domestic violence incident 23 days post-release from prison. He had long-standing drug addiction and mental health issues including paranoid ideation, particula…
35y · Male·neck compression from hanging
A 35-year-old man with a history of depression, substance abuse, and acquired brain injury from assault was admitted to a psychiatric ward after self-harm with suicidal ideation. He was detained under the Mental Health A…
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