192 results for “child abuse”
Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…
…boriginal Community over a 24-month period: four suicides by hanging and one death from volatile substance abuse. The suicide rate in Balgo was more than 100 times the state average, constituting a cluster. The four sui…
15y · Male·asphyxiation by hanging
…ation from hanging in March 2009. He had a troubled family background with exposure to violence, substance abuse, and criminal activity. Cody was involved with multiple services including Child Protection, Youth Justice…
32y · Female·Unknown
…es by Queensland Police (poor investigation of three DV incidents in 2010, failure to recognise pattern of abuse, lack of DVO applications despite legislative requirements), Salvation Army Fairhaven (failure to refer Ti…
0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
…tified by health professionals) and fatally on 20 May 2019. The case reveals critical systemic failures in child protection. A 'sentinel bruise' identified on 6 May was not adequately investigated despite referral by a …
6y · Female·Effects of fire
…ionship stress, depression, and evidence of coercive control by her husband. Thomas had reported emotional abuse, social isolation, and financial control by her husband, but professional services initially misidentified…
69y · Male·mixed drug toxicity; oxycodone overdose with doxylamine, temazepam, and naloxone
James Geoffrey Griffin, a 69-year-old man facing multiple charges for historic child sexual abuse, died from mixed drug toxicity involving oxycodone, doxylamine, temazepam, and naloxone. He w…
32y · Female·Neck compression in the setting of self-suspension
…mate partner violence died by self-suspension. She had reported ongoing physical, sexual and psychological abuse to police on 12 May 2020 and was assessed under mental health legislation, disclosing suicidal ideation. A…
Ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in 12 cases; one open finding
This complex coronial inquest examined 13 Aboriginal children and young persons who died by suicide in the Kimberley Region between 2012–2016. The coroner found 12 d…
38 and 3y · Female and male·Stacey: hanging; Seth: undetermined causes (likely suffocation, drowning, or str…
…r-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 March 2017. Key clinical le…
3y · Female·Complications of blunt force trauma to the abdomen
A 3-year-old child died from catastrophic abdominal trauma caused by her mother's partner deliberately stepping on her abdome…
14y · Female·Acute cerebral hypoxia arising out of suffocation due to inhalation of toxic vap…
… Kununurra, WA. She suffered acute brain damage and bronchopneumonia. Clinical lessons: volatile substance abuse poses immediate life-threatening risks via CNS depression, asphyxiation, and hypoxia. Early recognition of…
varied: sudden unexpected death in infancy (unsafe sleeping environment); drowni…
Coroner's joint inquest into deaths of seven children (six infants and one child aged 16 years) between 2014 and 2018 in Tasmania. All families had history o…
Female·self-inflicted hanging (Fionica and Layla); hanging but circumstances open (Ketu…
…e girls aged 15-17 years died by hanging in remote NT communities, all with documented histories of sexual abuse, domestic violence, STIs, injuries, and severe trauma. All were known to government agencies. Fionica was …
21y · Male·Complications of blunt head injury resulting from at least two separate acts of …
… recommendation for MRI was not pursued despite suspicion of non-accidental injury being raised; mandatory child protection reporting procedures were not followed; and discharge on a 'gate pass' occurred without clear d…
0y · Male·Non-accidental infliction of significant force to the head/face and gum region, …
…munities and Justice failed to remove him from his parents' care despite these suspicious injuries, expert child protection concerns about maternal attachment and drug use indicators, and evidence of ongoing harm. DCJ t…
Multiple causes across 22 deaths: ligature compression of the neck (17 hangings)…
…es increased dramatically in 2006 (100% increase), with deaths strongly correlated to alcohol and cannabis abuse. The primary cause of death across most cases was ligature compression of the neck (hanging). The inquest …
15y · Female·toxicity to heroin
Krisinda Carmen Smart, aged 15, died from heroin toxicity on 20 January 2008. She was a child in care of the Department of Human Services subject to a Custody to Secretary Order. In the days before he…
3y · Male·Head injury resulting from blunt force trauma
…y, Victoria on 9 May 2014. Hughes grabbed Zane by the neck in anger and threw him toward the bed after the child ripped down curtains. Zane's head struck the bed frame and wall causing fatal traumatic brain injury. Clin…
0y · Male·unascertained; possibly asphyxiation related to sleeping position
…nformation (febrile infant only, not the bleeding history). Had fractures been identified, notification to child protection authorities and forensic assessment would likely have followed, potentially altering Noah's car…
Unknown·Amber Rose Rigney: external airway occlusion with compression of the neck; Korey…
Two children, Amber Rose Rigney (6) and Korey Lee Mitchell (5), were murdered on 30 May 2016 by their mother's partn…
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