34y · Male·multiple injuries
Paul Dickson, a 34-year-old man with severe paranoid schizophrenia managed on a Community Treatment Order, died by suicide on 11 November 2013 after stepping in front of a truck. He had been discharged from Graylands Hos…
62y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving terminal palliative care for metastatic carc…
Robin David Macartney, a 62-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, died from bronchopneumonia secondary to metastatic colon cancer. He was diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer in December 2006 but refused s…
23y · Male·Drowning
Hajime Nagai, a 23-year-old Japanese tourist, drowned at Salmon Beach, Esperance, Western Australia on 11 March 1995 after slipping from rocks into the sea. Despite multiple attempts to climb back onto rocks, he was repe…
63y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Dragan Jacovic, a 63-year-old life prisoner with extensive comorbidities including severe ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and chronic paranoid schizophrenia, was admitted to hospital on …
64y · Male·Unknown - likely drowning but possibly natural medical event; cause could not be…
This coronal finding concerns a long-term missing person case from 1976. Whisky Bibrou, approximately 64 years old, disappeared on 21 October 1976 while intoxicated and crossing Streeter Creek in Broome to reach town. He…
0y · Male·severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to uterine rupture
Baby AM died from severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to uterine rupture during a planned home vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). The mother, Ms M, was 40 weeks and 5 days pregnant, attended by a private…
19y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck
Stanley John Inman, 19-year-old Aboriginal male, died by suicide at St John of God Midland Hospital on 13 July 2020, two days after ligature compression of the neck at Acacia Prison. He was on low-level ARMS (at-risk man…
75y · Male·Pneumonia due to malignant mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure
David Cecil Mann, aged 75, died from pneumonia due to malignant mesothelioma caused by occupational asbestos exposure at a paper mill where he worked for over 40 years (1962-2004). The coroner determined this death was n…
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Combination of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries sustained in motor vehicle …
Two men died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle collision on the Arnhem Highway on 28 March 2024. The driver (30M) and front-seat passenger (27M) were killed when their Toyota HiAce van left the road at approximately 160 …
65y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motorcycle crash
A 65-year-old experienced, licensed motorcyclist died from fatal head injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on a remote road in the Northern Territory. He was sober, wearing a helmet, not speeding, and riding a we…
49y · Female·Blunt force head injury from pedestrian-pushbike collision
A 49-year-old woman died from catastrophic head injuries sustained in a pedestrian-bicycle collision on a footpath in Darwin. She exited a gate with obscured visibility and stepped directly into the path of a 12-year-old…
Unknown·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in high-speed head-on motor vehicle coll…
Three people died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on the Stuart Highway near Hayes Creek, NT on 19 July 2024. A 71-year-old driver in a northbound vehicle crossed into the southbound lane while negotiating a curve, …
44y · Male·Crush injury of the torso sustained in a cement truck rollover collision
A 44-year-old experienced cement truck driver died from crush injuries sustained in a rollover accident on 16 May 2024 near Borroloola, NT. The truck was travelling too fast for a right-hand turn from Bing Bong Road onto…
42y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision (pedestrian), with ac…
A 42-year-old Aboriginal man died after being struck by a vehicle while lying intoxicated on a roadway at night in Coconut Grove, an identified alcohol-related crash hotspot. With a blood alcohol level of 0.22%, he was s…
20y · Male·Blunt force head and limb injuries from motor vehicle collision
A 20-year-old Aboriginal male pedestrian died from blunt force head and limb injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. He was intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.20%) when struck by a Black Ford Ranger while crossing Lar…
48y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in the incident with the cherry picker. Mechan…
Ms Peuckert, a 48-year-old farm worker with 12 years experience, died from crush injuries to her neck and chest while operating an Afron HAS-650 cherry picker on her employer's farm. She was directed to use the machine a…
22y · Male·Drowning
A 22-year-old Sudanese man drowned after inexplicably jumping from a jetty into Lake Narracan despite being unable to swim. The water was 2 metres deep with zero visibility, submerged obstacles, and thick mud. He entered…
19y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)
Jacob Van Berlo, a 19-year-old male, died by hanging following a suicide. He had a history of depression treated with sertraline and an uncontrolled gambling addiction. On the day of death, after receiving his weekly pay…
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