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42y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage as a consequence of rupture of saccular aneurysm of the…
Kerry-Ann Long, a 42-year-old woman in custody at Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre, collapsed suddenly on 3 February 2009 from rupture of a previously undiagnosed anterior communicating artery aneurysm causing subara…
36y · Male·infective endocarditis
John Clive Anderson, a 36-year-old prisoner, died from infective endocarditis despite being evaluated 25 times by prison medical officer Dr P. between February and May 2009. Dr P. documented possible infective endocardit…
42y · Male·Combined effects of moderately severe physical exertion; a lateral vascular neck…
Carl Grillo, a 42-year-old man, died after police detained him during a foot chase in Spring Hill, Brisbane. Following an initial wrestling struggle, a lateral vascular neck restraint was applied by Senior Constable Jake…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motorcycle accident
Adrian Elliott Jones, 18-year-old novice motorcycle rider, lost control of his Honda CX500 while negotiating a bend on Yandina Bli Bli Road and collided with an oncoming Land Cruiser. He had only acquired his open motorc…
19y · Male·Drowning due to head injury
19-year-old elite surf competitor Saxon Bird died after being struck in the head by an unmanned ski during the 2010 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Kurrawa Beach. He lost consciousness and drowned; his body …
0y · Female·Mechanical asphyxia due to or as a consequence of overlaying while bed-sharing d…
Bela Heidrich, a newborn, died from mechanical asphyxia due to overlaying while bed-sharing with her mother during breastfeeding in hospital. The mother, Zelia, was exhausted after labour and fell asleep while breastfeed…
38y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle and bicycle collision (rider)
A 38-year-old renal physician and avid cyclist died when struck by a loaded truck towing a trailer at a roundabout in Queensland. The collision occurred because the shoulder of the highway narrowed considerably at the ro…
33y · Female·Gunshot wound to the back of the chest
Leanne Margaret Sleba died from a gunshot wound to the back of her chest when a 12-gauge Boito shotgun held by her husband Geoffrey discharged while they were searching their shed for a snake at approximately 10pm on 24 …
1y · Male·Complication of burns and trauma to the mesenteric artery
A 15-month-old child died from complications of severe scalding burns (55% of body) sustained when left unsupervised in a bath of hot water (65°C) for 10-15 minutes, combined with traumatic mesenteric artery tears of unk…
50y · Female·Multiple severe injuries resulting from a motor vehicle collision
Phyllis Anne Crooks, a 50-year-old bakery worker, was killed in a head-on collision on the Bruce Highway when a stolen vehicle driven by an intoxicated driver (blood alcohol 0.22%) collided with her car. Police officers …
70y · Female·Cardiac arrest caused by a combination of gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia exac…
Mrs Kathleen Anne Conlan, 70, died from cardiac arrest caused by gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia on a background of coronary artery disease. She presented with severe epigastric pain and was appropriately admitted for …
64y · Male·necrotising fasciitis precipitated by a fishbone perforating his rectum, leading…
James Tranby, a 64-year-old Indigenous diabetic prisoner, presented with a fish bone lodged in his rectum on 3 December 2008. Following removal on 5 December, he developed progressive sepsis leading to necrotising fascii…
27y · Male·Motor vehicle accidents resulting from driver error and/or vehicle mechanical de…
This inquest examined six deaths in three motor vehicle accidents on the Bruce Highway south of Gympie, Queensland, spanning September 2008 to January 2009. Sanglin Chung (27, 25 Jan 2009) lost concentration—possibly due…
81y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
Edward Rawlins, aged 81, died of coronary atherosclerosis while imprisoned at Wolston Correctional Centre. He had multiple chronic conditions including previous strokes, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, and severe three-ve…
85y · Female·Coronary atherosclerosis with other significant factors being acute bronchitis, …
Margery Frost, an 85-year-old resident at a newly-opened nursing home, died from coronary atherosclerosis. She was found on the floor with her head against a lifting hoist stored in her room, though autopsy confirmed the…
81y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision, specifically transection…
Albert Edward Barrie, aged 81, was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing Lion Creek Road outside Brothers' Leagues Club in Rockhampton on 9 July 2009. The driver, travelling at approximately 50 km/h, did not see Mr Ba…
0y · Female·Birth asphyxia due to tight umbilical cord around neck with meconium aspiration
Samara Lea Hoy died shortly after birth from asphyxia caused by a tight umbilical cord around her neck, complicated by meconium aspiration. The coroner identified multiple systemic failures in care. Crucially, admission …
36y · Male·Gunshot wound to the forehead
A 36-year-old man with a 10-year history of forensic mental health order died by gunshot wound during a siege after police arrived to enforce psychiatric hospitalisation. The coroner found mental health care was appropri…
Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision. Brown and MacKenzie: head-on col…
Three fatal motor vehicle collisions involving shift workers from coal mines in the Bowen Basin. Graham Brown (54) and Senior Constable Malcolm MacKenzie (43) died in a head-on collision on Yeppoon-Rockhampton Road in Oc…
24y · Male·Head, neck and chest injuries sustained in motorcycle collision
A 24-year-old male died from head, neck and chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Old Palmwoods Road, Queensland, after evading a police intercept attempt. The rider was affected by cannabis at the time and w…
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