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24y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to cardiac arrest due to hanging
Jodie Maree Davis, aged 24, died by suicide in Townsville Correctional Centre in May 2002. She had a long history of self-harm dating from age 15, including multiple suicide attempts, and was assessed as high suicide ris…
53y · Male·asphyxia from combined effects of neck compression from hanging and suffocation …
John Trenorden died by suicide in prison following his arrest for allegedly murdering his former business partner Penelope Christopher. Police correctly identified him as at-risk after he attempted to step in front of tr…
Male·Coe: self-inflicted hanging; Pittaway: neck compression due to self-inflicted st…
Two men died by suicide in Bundaberg Watch House within 7 months. Paul Coe (38) hanged himself using his shirt from a door hinge on 11 June 2005, approximately 25 minutes after officers last physically checked him. Steve…
20y · Male·Self-inflicted hanging
Corey McGeary, a 20-year-old remand prisoner with chronic risk factors for self-harm (history of suicide attempts, schizophrenia, personality disorder, severe childhood abuse, mild intellectual disability), died by hangi…
38y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to severe coronary atherosclerosis
Stuart Murray Chalklen, aged 38, died in Adelaide Remand Centre from ischaemic heart disease due to severe coronary atherosclerosis. He complained of left shoulder pain (a recognised symptom of cardiac disease) to cellma…
45y · Male·Coronary artery disease due to severe atherosclerosis; acute myocardial infarcti…
Mario Emmy Tyssen, a 45-year-old man in custody on approved leave, died suddenly while gardening from coronary artery disease due to severe atherosclerosis. He had a documented history of cardiac symptoms (chest pain pre…
34y · Male·heroin toxicity with possible contribution from coronary atherosclerosis
Darren Fitzgerald, a 34-year-old lifer serving for murder, died in Woodford Correctional Centre from heroin toxicity with possible contribution from coronary atherosclerosis. He had a documented history of drug abuse in …
51y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 51-year-old prisoner died from ischaemic heart disease after suffering a cardiac event while being transferred between prison units. He had complained of chest pain to correctional officers, was directed to walk to the…
27y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhage with associated blunt head, chest and abdominal trauma
A 27-year-old Aboriginal woman was killed by her violent partner while he was on parole with conditions explicitly prohibiting contact with her. Despite documented escalating domestic violence over 12 years (including bo…
Neck compression due to hanging (self-inflicted)
Two men, Barry Michael Turner (35) and Troy Michael Glennie (28), died by hanging in Adelaide Remand Centre while on remand. Both had expressed suicidal ideation and were being monitored via 'yellow sheet' daily nursing …
30y · Male·diffuse alveolar damage, a complication of bacterial endocarditis
Freddie Peterson, a 30-year-old Aboriginal man from Papunya, died in custody from bacterial endocarditis complicated by diffuse alveolar damage. He was imprisoned for nine months and presented to the prison medical centr…
43y · Male·suffocation by plastic bag (Neil Brooks); neck compression due to strangulation …
Two deaths investigated in joint inquest: Tracy Jayne Foster died by strangulation in December 2002; Neil James Brooks, her partner charged with her murder, died by suffocation while on remand in May 2003. The coroner id…
36y · Male·Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) - massive intracranial haemorrhage
An Aboriginal man with chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis died from a massive stroke (cerebrovascular accident) while in prison custody. He presented with non-specific symptoms including vomiting on 9 March 2005 and was pl…
39y · Male·Coronary thrombosis caused by coronary atherosclerosis
Lenard Casey, a 39-year-old Aboriginal man with severe coronary artery disease, died of acute coronary thrombosis while in custody. Arrested for assault on his partner, he developed chest pain at the police station and w…
45y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis due to coronary artery atheroma
Stuart Ronald Williams, an Aboriginal male aged 45, died in custody at Capricornia Correctional Centre from coronary artery thrombosis secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis. He had a significant cardiac history wi…
36y · Male·gunshot wounds to the head and pelvis
Jamie Hewson, a 36-year-old farmer, was killed by police gunshot wounds following an 18-hour siege at his family farm. After allegedly threatening a neighbour with a rifle, a police response escalated from negotiators to…
27y · Male·left temporal intracerebral haemorrhage due to arteriovenous malformation
Michael John Hulsinga, a 27-year-old male inmate with schizophrenia, died in custody from a spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage due to arteriovenous malformation. He collapsed suddenly while eating dinner in his cell a…
21y · Male·Multiple stab wounds inflicted by Andrew Kranz who was assisted in the murder by…
David Edward Smith, 21, was murdered in prison by inmates with 31 stab wounds after being forcibly moved to a high-risk unit despite clear and repeated warnings of danger. Staff ignored his requests for protection and fa…
54y · Male·chronic liver failure due to or as a consequence of hepatocellular carcinoma due…
Wayne Matthew Pettigrew, a 54-year-old man serving a life sentence, died of chronic liver failure secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and diabetes mellitus. He was admitted to Princess Alexandr…
20y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Leon John Donaldson, a 20-year-old sentenced prisoner with a documented history of self-harm, depression, and suicidal ideation, died by hanging in his cell at Casuarina Prison on 2 September 2004. He had been identified…
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