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53y · Male·Incised wound to the neck with consequential exsanguination from jugular vein la…
Phillip Spicer, 53, died from self-inflicted neck lacerations during a mental health crisis. He had recently moved to live with his son and presented with acute onset delusional thoughts. When police responded to a welfa…
34y · Female·Multiple injuries from pedestrian motor vehicle collision; suicide by stepping i…
Jennifer Bell, a 34-year-old woman with severe postnatal depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder, died by suicide on 2 October 2007 after stepping into the path of a truck. She had …
58y · Female·Acute subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head
Brenda Elizabeth King, 58, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had chronic alcoholism and documented history of falls when intoxicated. The coroner could not definitively determine wheth…
2y · Female·drowning
A 2-year-old girl drowned in a backyard swimming pool after gaining access through a sliding security door with a deliberately disabled lock. The father had tampered with and rendered non-functional the locking mechanism…
23y · Male·drowning due to prolonged immersion in water
James Andrew Bennett, a 23-year-old naval officer and competent swimmer, drowned at the Boulders swimming hole near Babinda, Queensland. Despite warning signs and safety rails at the Devils Pool, Mr Bennett and friends c…
19y · Male·massive soft tissue and bony trauma
A 19-year-old man died after losing control of his high-powered V8 Commodore and crashing on Blaxland Road, Dalby while evading police interception. He was heavily intoxicated (BAC 229 mg/100mL), unbelted, and ejected fr…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
Samantha Rose Spence, 12 years old, died two days after spinal fusion surgery for severe scoliosis. She had a pre-existing, asymptomatic Chiari type 1 malformation detected on pre-operative MRI of her spine. A paediatric…
4y · Female·aspiration of vomitus and its treatment due to rheumatic carditis against a back…
A 4-year-old Aboriginal girl from Doomadgee died on 23 July 2009 from aspiration of vomitus complicating rheumatic carditis with concurrent viral respiratory tract infection. She presented with fever and cough on 19, 21,…
56y · Male·Pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis due to immobility due to hea…
A 56-year-old concreter died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis and immobility following a severe head injury sustained when struck by a concrete pump hose that had undergone hose whip. The hose bl…
27y · Male·Hanging
Jeremy Barker, a 27-year-old man with bipolar disorder, recent suicide attempts, and explicit stated intention to hang himself, was admitted to Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre's medical unit for observation as an 'at-r…
Male·Gunshot wound to the abdomen
Alan Kent Dyer died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen inflicted by Constable Damro during a police response to a house fire and armed person incident on 31 May 2008. Dyer had a history of depression, previous suicide a…
35y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by ruptured spleen
A 35-year-old man with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis C and other comorbidities presented to his GP on 24 January 2007 with acute severe chest pain, profuse sweating, shaking, vomiting and a history of passi…
56y · Male·head injuries inflicted by blunt force trauma
56-year-old John Douglas Simpson-Willson was fatally assaulted in Brisbane's Botanical Gardens on 3 June 2005 by Daniel Pattel, released from prison five days earlier. Pattel had expressed clear intentions to kill someon…
31y · Male·Overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) in combination with alcohol
Travis Graham, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness, self-harm, and substance abuse, died from an overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) combined with alcohol. He had previously overdosed on the same medication …
36y · Male·Effects of hanging
Jason Muir, a 36-year-old remand prisoner with a history of mental illness and suicidal ideation, died by hanging in Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. He had been removed from suicide observation in June 2008 following …
40y · Male·Laryngeal stenosis caused by laryngeal oedema due to squamous cell carcinoma of …
Thomas Andrew Clumpoint, 40-year-old Aboriginal man, died from laryngeal stenosis caused by squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck while imprisoned. He had undergone surgery and chemo-radiation for tonsillar cancer…
34y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motorcycle trauma following high-speed collision with a…
Gordon Bellamy, aged 34, died when his motorcycle struck a tree at high speed in Emerald, Queensland following a police intercept attempt. Bellamy was severely intoxicated (BAC 457mg/100mL) and riding erratically after a…
86y · Female·Unable to be determined
An 86-year-old woman resident in aged care died with toxicology revealing a potentially fatal concentration of sertraline (1.7mg/kg, with metabolite at 2.3mg/kg; fatal range 0.61–1.6mg/kg). A clinical pharmacologist opin…
17y · Male·Head injury due to motor vehicle accident
Stewart Clint Watego, a 17-year-old male, died from head injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle on MacMillan Street, Ayr on 17 September 2006. He had consumed significant alcohol (263 mg/100 mL blood) and cann…
16y · Male·Internal injuries received when struck by a motor vehicle
A 16-year-old intoxicated boy was handcuffed on a major roadway at night after police responded to a report of an armed person. While officers activated emergency lights, one officer attempted to warn an oncoming vehicle…
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