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47y · Male·Extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set fire
A 47-year-old male died from extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set house fire on 29 November 2020. He had experienced a relationship breakdown and severe depression with suicidal ideation. He presented to hospi…
36y · Male·hanging
A 36-year-old man died by hanging on 10 July 2018 after leaving his home in Blacktown, NSW. His partner called Triple Zero after 30 minutes, reporting concern for his welfare and that he was acting strangely, restless, a…
Female·Multiple injuries sustained when deceased placed herself in front of a moving tr…
On 2 July 1988, an unidentified woman died at Cabramatta railway station after deliberately placing herself in front of a moving train, sustaining multiple fatal injuries. She was identified through fingerprint analysis …
53y · Female·Ligature strangulation
Michelle Hughes, a 53-year-old woman serving her first prison sentence for assault committed during drug-induced psychosis, died by ligature strangulation in her cell at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre Women's Prison on 26 Jan…
37y · Male·Sharp force injuries of the neck and left arm
A 37-year-old male remanded in custody at Cessnock Correction Centre died by suicide on 3 September 2019 from self-inflicted sharp force injuries to the neck and left arm. He had been in custody for 44 days following cha…
42y · Male·hanging
A 42-year-old prisoner with generalised anxiety disorder and chronic tinnitus causing significant distress died by suicide while incarcerated. In the months preceding his death, he presented repeatedly to health staff re…
34y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries
Camilla Margolis, 34, died by suicide at Echo Point Lookout in the Blue Mountains hours after discharge from mental health inpatient care. She had complex borderline personality disorder with chronic suicidality across 2…
16y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries from fall from height
A 16-year-old boy with depression and suicidal ideation was discharged from an inpatient adolescent mental health facility in Victoria after 20 days. Two days later, he died by suicide at a cliff location he had previous…
54y · Female·unascertained
Carole Livesey, a 54-year-old woman with severe anorexia nervosa and major depression, absconded from Rockingham Hospital psychiatric unit on 3 October 2017 during an escorted walk in hospital grounds. She had been an in…
36y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
Daniel Lewis, aged 36, died from gunshot wounds after police responded to a domestic violence call. Lewis had a history of brain injury from age 11, substance abuse, mental health issues including PTSD and drug-induced p…
Male·Complications of alcohol and hepatitis C-related liver disease
Peter Young, an Aboriginal man with advanced alcoholic cirrhosis and recently acquired hepatitis C infection, died of multi-organ failure while on remand in custody. He received appropriate standard medical care in priso…
23y · Male·Asphyxia from helium and plastic bag over head
Parth Patel, a 23-year-old international student from India, died by asphyxia from helium inhalation via plastic bag. He had experienced undiagnosed depression characterized by social withdrawal, disengagement from studi…
40y · Female·combined drug toxicity (clomipramine, sertraline, diazepam, and quetiapine)
Linda-Jane Tatterson, aged 40, died from combined drug toxicity involving clomipramine, sertraline, diazepam, and quetiapine. She had a longstanding history of depression, OCD, and recurrent overdoses between 2014-2016. …
39y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a person with pre-existing severe ischaemic heart disease who …
A 39-year-old First Nations man with severe ischaemic heart disease died following police restraint and ambulance care during an emergency examination authority detention. He had sniffed petrol and threatened self-harm; …
52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Deborah Marie Holtkamp, 52, died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2018 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She had a long history of depression, childhood abuse trauma, chronic pain conditions, and recent relations…
89y · Female·aspiration pneumonia with respiratory failure complicating major depression with…
Louisa Betty Ryan, 89 years old with major depression with catatonia, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary oedema, diabetes and Parkinsonism, died from aspiration pneumonia with respiratory failure following electroconvulsive …
73y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
A 73-year-old man with severe depression and suicidal ideation died by hanging at a private psychiatric facility on 9 February 2019 during voluntary admission. He was assessed as low risk despite recent suicidal statemen…
43y · Female·Neck compression
TCW, age 43, died from neck compression inflicted by her adult son OMP (age 17 at time of incident, now convicted of manslaughter). OMP had intellectual disability (IQ 59), autism spectrum disorder, and hypersexual disor…
73y · Female·Unknown due to decomposition
Mrs Chrupalo, a 73-year-old woman with physical disability, cognitive impairment and alcohol dependency, was discharged from Dubbo Base Hospital on 8 July 2015 against medical advice despite being bedbound and dependent …
65y · Female·choking on a tangerine
Ms Shelley Young, a 65-year-old woman with long-standing schizoaffective disorder and multiple complications from chronic antipsychotic use including dysphagia and tardive dyskinesia, died from choking on a tangerine whi…
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