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47y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Kenneth John Groth, aged 47, died by hanging in Casuarina Prison on 9 April 1998. He was a sentenced prisoner convicted of sexual offences, serving a 10-year sentence. His appeal was adjourned and legal aid was refused, …
Unknown·Multiple causes: Antony Way died from stab wounds to neck and trunk; Tania Simps…
Paul Rogers murdered his estranged partner Tania Simpson and her friend Antony Way by stabbing them at their Robina apartment on 15 May 2011. He then abducted their 5-year-old daughter Kyla, drove to NSW, and asphyxiated…
17y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to hepatic encephalopathy related cerebral oede…
Jacqueline Wood, aged 17, died from hepatic encephalopathy-related cerebral oedema following fulminant liver failure caused by paracetamol overdose. She ingested approximately 90 paracetamol tablets on 3 June 2002 but di…
52y · Female·intracerebral haemorrhage in a lady with underlying cerebrovascular disease and …
A 52-year-old woman underwent right carotid endarterectomy for high-grade stenosis. Post-operatively she developed escalating blood pressure readings (160–220 mmHg), headaches, nausea, agitation, and abnormal behaviour o…
29y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (gamma hydroxybutyrate, methylamphetamine, amphetamine, diaz…
A 29-year-old woman with a history of childhood and intimate partner violence died from mixed drug toxicity (GHB, methylamphetamine, amphetamine, diazepam). She had multiple mental health diagnoses including PTSD, depres…
41y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the head and torso
Duy Linh Ho, a 41-year-old man with long-standing substance use disorder and untreated mental health issues, died from gunshot wounds after a police response to his self-harm and suicidal crisis. He had used methamphetam…
26y · Female·morphine toxicity complicated terminally by bronchopneumonia
A 26-year-old woman with chronic migraines and depression died from morphine toxicity complicated by aspiration pneumonia. She had a documented history of drug-seeking behaviour, forged prescriptions, and doctor-shopping…
58y · Male·Hanging
Zoran Alic, a 58-year-old Serbian-born man detained at Marngoneet Correctional Centre on family violence charges, died by hanging on 29 April 2019. He was referred for psychiatric assessment on 28 March 2019 after report…
36y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline)
A 36-year-old motor mechanic with chronic pain from a 2014 knee injury died from combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline). His general practitioner, Dr S., prescribed excessive amounts of multiple med…
28y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Mark Payne, 28, a remand prisoner at Yatala Labour Prison, hanged himself in his cell on 2 June 2011 using a canvas smock. He had made recent threats of self-harm and was placed under camera observation in G Division. Th…
37y · Male·acute heart failure caused by multiple drug toxicity (methadone and alprazolam)
Richard Mark Kiel, a 37-year-old with chronic opioid addiction, died from acute heart failure caused by lethally high levels of methadone and alprazolam, likely consumed on 9 September 2005. His GP, Dr G., prescribed the…
31y · Male·hanging
Christopher Hunter, a 31-year-old with emerging paranoid psychotic disorder, was admitted to Delmont Private Hospital for 3 days before requesting discharge against medical advice on 9 June 2015. A senior registrar (Dr T…
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…
21y · Male·upper airway obstruction and plastic bag asphyxia
Matthew Aaron Condie, a 21-year-old prisoner serving a 12-year sentence at Port Phillip Prison, died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag on 27-28 September 2007. The coroner found his death was potentially preventable du…
70y · Male·death by hanging, self-inflicted
A 70-year-old man died by hanging in prison while serving a sentence for child sexual offences. He had previously attempted suicide in 2017 when initially charged, and was subsequently treated with antidepressants and ps…
36y · Female·Effects of fire and stab wounds (Kylie Fowler); effects of fire (Melanie Maher);…
Kylie Fowler, a 36-year-old woman with severe schizophrenia and a 18-year history of involuntary psychiatric admissions, killed her three children (Samantha 18, Melanie 13, Matthew 11) and herself by stabbing and fire on…
91y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to inanition complicating prolonged delirium of uncertai…
Gordon Charles Smith, 91, died from multi-organ failure due to severe malnutrition (inanition) complicating prolonged delirium of unknown cause at Repatriation General Hospital on 30 July 2014. He had been admitted volun…
47y · Female·acute subendocardial septal myocardial infarction complicating hypertension and …
A 47-year-old woman with hypertension, high cholesterol, and significant family history of early cardiac disease presented to a country hospital ED with acute crushing central chest pain (10/10), shortness of breath, and…
73y · Female·neck compression by ligature
Sofija Dobrijevic, a 73-year-old woman detained under the Mental Health Act, died by ligature strangulation in a closed psychiatric ward at Glenside Hospital. She had chronic pain since a 2002 fall, depression, and histr…
44y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
Michael Allan Steer, aged 44, died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting excess prescription medication (quetiapine, codeine, diazepam, fluoxetine). He had complex psychiatric history with factitious and somatic disor…
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