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71y · Female·ischaemic cardiovascular disease
Diane Eastcott, a 71-year-old involuntary mental health patient, died of ischaemic cardiovascular disease on 10 July 2018 at Macquarie Hospital. Following an unwitnessed fall on 22 June 2018, she was admitted to Ryde Hos…
25y · Female·self-immolation
Marlene Sako, a 25-year-old woman struggling with alcohol dependence following a traumatic marriage breakdown, presented to Northern Hospital on 29 November 2015 with threats of self-harm and suicide attempts. Despite a …
65y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
Carol Austin, 65, died by plastic bag asphyxia at her home in Wangaratta in August 2018. She had a 20-year history of depression and had recently experienced suicidal ideation, a suicide attempt, and burns injury requiri…
34y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain injury following resuscitated cardiac arrest and hanging
Stuart Brant Garten, a 34-year-old man with complex psychiatric diagnoses including borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia, died by hanging in the courtyard of a secure extende…
45y · Male·Self-inflicted burns (80-90% full and partial thickness burns across body)
Stephen Mawer, a 45-year-old man with longstanding depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, died from severe burns sustained when he deliberately set himself alight during a police siege at his home. He had recently be…
41y · Male·exsanguination (hypovolemic shock complicating acute blood loss) due to fistula …
Andre Marc Lavoipierre, age 41, died on 26 June 2019 from exsanguination due to internal bleeding (ureter-iliac artery fistula or steady renal/bladder bleed). He fell at his supported residential unit on the morning of d…
97y · Male·respiratory failure attributed to aspiration pneumonia on a background of advanc…
Richard Underwood, aged 97, died from respiratory failure due to aspiration pneumonia on a background of advanced dementia, a surgically repaired neck of femur fracture, and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He was admitted …
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity
Boris Drleski, a 45-year-old with treatment-resistant chronic paranoid schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, and polysubstance use disorder, died from bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity. He was managed…
73y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following advanced dementia
Rodney Kirk, aged 73, died of aspiration pneumonia following advanced dementia at the Roy Fagan Centre in February 2021. He had been cared for in this specialist facility since October 2019 due to behavioural symptoms to…
20y · Female·multi-organ failure due to polypharmacy overdose
A 20-year-old woman with depression and borderline personality disorder died from multi-organ failure following a large polypharmacy overdose (13 grams of paracetamol among 78 tablets). She was admitted to the ED where i…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in helicopter crash
A Bell UH-1H helicopter carrying five people crashed into the ocean near Anna Bay, NSW on 6 September 2019, killing all aboard. Pilot David Kerr continued flying after last light without night flight qualifications in a …
22y · Male·Hanging
A 22-year-old man with depression, alcohol addiction, and recent significant losses (parents, sister, friend) presented to Frankston ED on 14 January 2018 with active suicidal ideation and a specific plan to hang himself…
69y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia as a complication of diabetes mellitus
Michael Wayne Reardon, aged 69, died at home from right lower lobe pneumonia as a complication of diabetes mellitus. He was entirely dependent on his siblings for care, with his sister Julie administering medications. He…
30y · Male·Multiple injuries due to a fall from a height
Marcus Harrison, a 30-year-old man with schizophrenia, died between August-October 1997 after falling from a height into Sydney Harbour. His body was found in the harbour in October 1997 but remained unidentified for 24 …
42y · Male·Incised injury to the neck resulting in exsanguination and air embolism
Naser Vukovic, a 42-year-old prisoner with severe psychotic symptoms and dual P1/S3 risk ratings, died by self-inflicted neck laceration in Melbourne Assessment Prison on 8 June 2016. Despite two prior self-harm incident…
26y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and bronchopneumonia in a woman with methylamph…
Ms Cherdeena Wynne, a 26-year-old Noongar Yamatji woman, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and bronchopneumonia following cardiac arrest during police restraint on Albany Highway. She was intoxicated with methyl…
31y · Female·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
Tessa Ballam, a 31-year-old accountant with longstanding depression, anxiety, bulimia nervosa, and borderline personality disorder (BPD), died by hanging in August 2015. She had experienced workplace difficulties with he…
63y · Male·disseminated carcinoma (pancreatic cancer with metastases to liver and lung)
George Papadopoulos, aged 63, died in prison custody from disseminated pancreatic carcinoma with metastases. He had refused imaging investigations due to unfounded concerns about radiation, despite recommendations for CT…
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
BJ, a 24-year-old with paranoid schizophrenia, substance abuse disorder, and anti-social personality disorder, died by hanging in a psychiatric unit after a suicide attempt. He was admitted on 4 January 2016 with suicida…
38 and 3y · Female and male·Stacey: hanging; Seth: undetermined causes (likely suffocation, drowning, or str…
Stacey Docherty, a 38-year-old woman with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder resulting from childhood sexual abuse, killed her 3-year-old son Seth before taking her own life in Mar…
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