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96y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of advanced Alzheimer's dementia
Norman Alec Duthie, a 96-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's dementia, died of hospital-acquired pneumonia following admission to Noarlunga Hospital. He was placed on a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order due …
85y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia in a man with multiple spinal fractures an…
Allen William Harold Davies, 85, died of aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia in the setting of multiple spinal fractures and dementia. He had collapsed at a hotel on 12 June 2019, was admitted to Lyell McEwin Hospital,…
19y · Female·The available evidence does not allow for a finding as to the cause of death
Helen Stacey, a 19-year-old university student, disappeared on 19 August 1958 after absconding from Broughton Hall mental health facility. She had been referred for urgent psychiatric admission following concerning discl…
Male·consistent with the history of hanging
A 53-year-old man died by hanging in custody on his first remand in prison. He had been charged with serious offences and refused bail. Justice Health conducted initial screening, diagnosed situational crisis with low se…
76y · Male·Pleuropulmonary Malignancy on the background of End-Stage Obstructive Pulmonary …
John Little, a 76-year-old man in custody, died from pleuropulmonary malignancy on a background of end-stage COPD. He had significant long-standing health problems including COPD related to smoking and asbestos exposure,…
86y · Male·pulmonary embolism following deep vein thrombosis
Rex Rouse, 86, died from pulmonary embolism following deep vein thrombosis while admitted to the psychiatric unit at Launceston General Hospital on 26 May 2020. He was admitted under a Mental Health Act assessment order …
82y · Female·sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis
Nancy Campbell, an 82-year-old woman with delusional disorder subject to mental health treatment orders, died from sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis. She had gallstones identified on MRCP during psych…
73y · Female·pulmonary embolus
Mary Collis, a 73-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and type 2 diabetes, died from pulmonary embolus whilst an inpatient at Launceston General Hospital on 15 June 2020. She was admitted after becoming unconscious at h…
63y · Female·sepsis and pneumonia due to immobility with sacral ulcer resulting from schizoph…
Sandra Shields, aged 63, died of sepsis and pneumonia secondary to a sacral pressure ulcer in the context of treatment-resistant catatonic schizophrenia. She was admitted to Launceston General Hospital in February 2019 w…
27y · Male·Asphyxia due to plastic bag asphyxia with inhalation of argon gas
Joshua Perkins, 27 years old, died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag connected to an argon gas canister. He had experienced persistent depression since adolescence, described as a 'melancholic disposition', but consist…
53y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from the first floor
Kelvin Forrest, a 53-year-old man with Down syndrome and dementia, died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from the first floor of Byron Central Hospital on 28 July 2018. He had been admitted as a medical patient…
50y · Female·Hanging
A 50-year-old woman died by hanging in December 2017 after a relationship characterised by family violence and her own depression. She had been in an intimate partner violence situation for years, had presented to ED wit…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
Daniel McQuilken, a 68-year-old man in immigration detention, died from metastatic lung cancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and …
25y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury due to hanging
Dylan Charlton-Smith, aged 25, died by hanging while in custody at Fulham Correctional Facility. A stressful visit from his partner preceded his death by approximately 50 minutes. A correctional officer identified distre…
27y · Male·traumatic injuries and/or drowning from jumping from Tasman Bridge
A 27-year-old Iranian asylum seeker died by suicide after jumping from Tasman Bridge. He had a complex psychiatric history including depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder, with multiple self-harm episodes. His sec…
20y · Male·head and neck injuries sustained when struck by train
Jordan James Williams, 20, died after being struck by a train following two absconsions from Kalgoorlie Health Campus mental health unit on 24 August 2018. He was involuntarily admitted with first-episode psychosis. Crit…
41y · Female·unable to determine
Carley Metcalfe, aged 41, was found deceased in the Brunswick River in November 2017, three weeks after disappearing. She had presented to Lismore Base Hospital on 1-2 November 2017 with acute psychosis related to schizo…
28y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (gamma hydroxybutyrate and methamphetamine) with cardiore…
Dean Christopher Brice, a 28-year-old man with longstanding mental health and substance abuse problems, died from multiple drug toxicity (GHB and methamphetamine) with aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic ischaemic encephalo…
61y · Male·asphyxial death due to hanging
Paul Stephen Scott, aged 61, died by hanging while on leave from psychiatric inpatient care. He had been admitted to Spencer Clinic on 11 January 2018 with suicidal ideation and complex psychiatric presentation. Despite …
52y · Male·Head injuries
Peter Trimbos, a 52-year-old lawyer, died by suicide following overwhelming psychological distress from multiple stressors: the deaths of his parents and father-in-law from COVID-19, and involvement in a highly publicise…
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