87 results for “emotional distress”
44y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck and methylamphetamine effect
Anthony William Kuster, a 44-year-old man, died from ligature compression of the neck combined with methylamphetamine toxicity. He applied a tourniquet around his neck while heavily intoxicated with methylamphetamine aft…
51y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
Andrew Chee Quee, 51, died from a gunshot wound sustained during a police confrontation at Bay Street, Rockdale, on 20 April 2020. He had a longstanding history of depression, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation. On t…
85y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
An 85-year-old woman with mild dementia died in a motor vehicle collision while driving. Her GP identified cognitive decline and recommended she stop driving in February 2021, but she refused. She was observed driving er…
34y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when she stepped off the ledge of a second-floor win…
Rebekah Anne Lawrence, a 34-year-old woman, died on 20 December 2005 after jumping from a second-floor window at her workplace (Royal Australian College of Physicians) in Sydney. Two days after attending an intensive sel…
26y · Male·hanging
…health monitoring; communication gaps between custody and health services may miss significant risk; and emotional distress regarding relationship breakdown, though denied by patient, can precede suicide.
30y · Male·exsanguination due to division of left brachial artery
Philip Michael Harris, aged 30, died in Yatala Labour Prison from exsanguination following self-inflicted lacerations to his left forearm that severed the brachial artery. He had a longstanding history of self-harm behav…
27y · Male·asphyxia caused by self-inflicted hanging
A 27-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging in the back of a community police van whilst being transported from Hope Vale to Cooktown after arrest for domestic violence. Three community police officers with minimal trai…
45y · Female·Combined Drug Toxicity
Christina Mifsud, aged 45, died from combined drug toxicity including methadone, diazepam, paroxetine and cannabis. She accessed methadone prescribed to her partner stored unsecured in their home. The coroner identified …
29y · Female·Cocaine toxicity
…ntext of a relationship characterised by family violence perpetrated by Dr S., including physical abuse, emotional abuse, coercive control, and an allegation of non-consensual cocaine injection. The coroner referred the…
65y · Female·Early bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (ch…
Anna Maria Cameron, a 65-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from aspiration choking while eating on a psychiatric ward. She had been recently transferred to a rehabilitation unit for reassessment…
89y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease in a woman with a history of recent assault
…linical lessons: (1) elderly patients with cardiac risk factors may deteriorate rapidly following trauma/emotional stress; (2) staff failed to adequately supervise a known violent resident despite previous assaults docu…
18y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Damien George Garlett, an 18-year-old Aboriginal remand prisoner at Hakea Prison, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) on 4 April 2003. He had a history of self-harm, drug-induced psychosis, violent offence…
21y · Male·Hanging
Luke Cunningham, aged 21, died by hanging in a prison cell at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre in Queensland in September 2018. He was on remand facing murder charges. An initial psychological assessment upon reception …
19y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Kunmanara Ward, aged 19 years, died on 22 May 2003 by hanging from playground equipment at Indulkana Community while intoxicated by petrol sniffing. He had been sniffing petrol since early adolescence and was angry and u…
30y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating anoxic encephalopathy due to neck compression due …
…promptly; and staff require training on general self-harm risks in custody, especially for intoxicated or distressed individuals.
29y · Female·Hanging
…tion order but subsequently withdrew it under pressure. The coroner found that ongoing physical, verbal, emotional and financial abuse by Mr Kumar, compounded by controlling behaviour from his parents, created a context…
25y · Female·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…t Risk Management System (ARMS), a protocol designed to prevent self-harm. Critical information about her distress was not communicated to supervising prison officers, and there were medication dispensing errors with her…
19y · Male·Hanging
Meqdad Hussain, a 19-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, died by hanging in an immigration detention centre (Scherger IDC, Queensland) on 17 March 2011. He had a history of self-harm evident from scars on his forearms, noted …
33y · Male·Multiple injuries consequent upon being struck by a truck
Paul Wayne Carter, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man with intellectual disability and mental health history, died on 7 August 2006 after being struck by a truck on the Sturt Highway near Mildura. Victoria Police transported h…
21y · Male·Undetermined but of a suspicious nature
Jay Anthony Brogden, 21, disappeared on 21 April 2007 from Cannonvale, Queensland after assaulting his ex-partner Patricia Heath at a family barbeque. He left a friend's residence on foot and has never been seen again. T…
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