Coronial

66 results for sudden unexplained death

NThome2026-04-30

Inquest into the death of Baby S, Baby K, Baby B - (Co Sleeping)

Sudden Unexplained Death of an Infant (SUDI) in an unsafe sleeping environment; …

…nments in the Northern Territory. Baby K (3 months), Baby B (2 months), and Baby S (5 weeks) all died from sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) associated with co-sleeping risk factors including parental intoxicatio…

paediatricsmidwiferycommunicationsystemalcohol
WAcommunity

Inquest into the Death of Gary John LYDDIETH

54y · Male·Unknown - death established on balance of probabilities but manner and cause und…

A 54-year-old man with major depressive disorder, chronic suicidality, and alcohol abuse was discharged from psychiatric hospital on 23 April 2014 while remaining at "very high chronic suicide risk." He had multiple prio…

psychiatrygeneral medicinesystemcommunication
WAhome2011-04-21

Inquest into the Death of Whitehouse

3y · Male·unascertainable; malnourishment was a significant contributing factor

… died on 10 February 2008 from causes ruled unascertainable. He was severely malnourished and emaciated at death, having deteriorated dramatically over the final month of life. He was born at normal weight but failed to…

paediatricsgeneral practicecommunicationdelaymethamphetamine
QLD2010-02-19

Frizzel, Casey Andrew

30y · Male·heatstroke causing damage to the heart

Casey Frizzel, age 30, died of heatstroke while working on a construction site in tropical North Queensland. He worked three consecutive hot days with minimal food intake (only chips and a mars bar), consumed little wate…

emergency medicinepathologysystemcommunication
SAmental health2011-08-26

Coroner's Finding: REX Michael David

41y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, valproate, zuclopenthixol)

Michael David Rex, a 41-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, valproate, zuclopenthixol) while detained in Ward 5H of the Margaret Tobin Centre ps…

psychiatrypharmacysystemdelaymethadone
QLDaged care2017-09-20

Mr RO'H - Non-inquest findings

69y · Male·septic shock due to infected decubitus ulcers complicated by osteomyelitis

A 69-year-old man with Parkinson's disease died from septic shock caused by infected pressure ulcers (stage 4 decubitus ulcers with osteomyelitis) that developed in aged care. Pressure sores appeared within 31 days of ad…

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