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Male·gunshot wound to the head, intentionally self-inflicted
WW died on 7 March 2016 at his residential address in Ingleburn, NSW, during a police siege. The coroner found that the death resulted from a gunshot wound to the head that was intentionally self-inflicted. This inquest …
34y · Female·Neck compression from ligature strangulation
This dual inquest examined deaths in Smithfield on 4 September 2016. A male partner (48) killed a female partner (34) while their three-year-old daughter was present. Separated but cohabiting, the couple's breakdown acce…
Male·Unknown; available evidence does not allow determination of cause
Suat Yildirimtekin disappeared on 8 October 1998 after being last seen by his mother in Parramatta and a business associate in Rydalmere. For nearly 18 years, an extensive police investigation found no evidence of his wh…
34y · Male·Drowning by misadventure to which alcohol intoxication was a contributing factor
Brendan Hickey, a 34-year-old Irish immigrant, drowned in Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour on 23 May 2014 whilst intoxicated (BAC 0.256%) at the Vivid light show. He was unable to swim and fell from the boardwalk into 6.3m de…
29y · Female·peritonitis caused by ischaemia of the bowel due to gastrointestinal torsion (tw…
Shona Hookey, a 29-year-old Aboriginal woman with severe intellectual disability and aphasia, died of peritonitis secondary to bowel torsion. Critical failures occurred at multiple levels: carers at her group home delaye…
0y · Male·Complications of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to recurrent episode…
Kyran Day, a 6-month-old boy, presented to Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital with vomiting and lethargy on 19 October 2013. He was initially assessed and diagnosed with gastroenteritis based on recent rotavirus vacci…
75y · Male·acute right subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall
George Triantafilopoulos, a 75-year-old man on warfarin after aortic valve replacement, suffered two head strikes within 24 hours—first falling onto concrete at a supermarket on 14 August 2014, then falling onto concrete…
58y · Male·blunt force head injury
Frederick Peisley, an Aboriginal man with acquired brain injury and schizoaffective disorder, died from a head injury after falling from stairs at an aged care facility. Critical failures included poor communication of h…
19y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia
Blaine Rozs, 19, died from traumatic asphyxia after falling from a turf harvester while reversing. He was struck and crushed underneath the machine. Clinical lessons include: (1) traumatic asphyxia causes death within mi…
10y · Male·Unascertained - sudden and unexpected death; evidence did not allow determinatio…
Ezekiel Howard, a 10-year-old boy, died suddenly in his sleep on 12 September 2011. His death remains unexplained despite extensive investigation. The coroner could not determine whether death resulted from undiagnosed e…
50y · Male·Acute methamphetamine toxicity
A 50-year-old man with significant cardiac history (previous stenting) died from acute methamphetamine toxicity. He had consumed a high concentration of methamphetamine solution orally, resulting in a markedly elevated b…
Male
This inquest concerns the disappearance of Gunawan Pandisaputra, reported missing in December 1997 after allegedly arriving in Australia in May 1992. Despite extensive investigations by Detective Sergeant Hogan from 2007…
Unknown·Head injuries inflicted with a blunt instrument by a person or persons whom the …
Robert Pashkuss and Stacey McMaugh were fatally beaten with a blunt instrument at their home on 5-6 January 2008. Both died from head injuries inflicted by unidentified assailant(s). Robert was a drug dealer considering …
46y · Female·acute mixed drug toxicity due to accidental self-administered drug overdose
Dr V., an obstetrician-gynaecologist trainee, died from acute mixed drug toxicity on 18 January 2013 following self-administration of multiple anaesthetic drugs (propofol, midazolam, fentanyl, alfentanil) via intravenous…
Organising pneumonia (Sandra Boney and Norman Boney); Organising pneumonia compl…
Three Aboriginal Australians from Walli Reserve (Sandra Boney, 40; Norman Boney, 46; Roger Adams, 37) died within two months in early 2015 following consumption of illegally home-distilled methanol-containing alcohol ('m…
43y · Male·complications of thermal injuries
A 43-year-old man with a history of workplace injury, financial stress, and social isolation attended a workers compensation office in Newcastle carrying mineral turpentine and a cigarette lighter. After about 23 minutes…
50y · Female·Irreversible hypoxic brain injury sustained during surgery for meningioma resect…
Hellen Marsh, a 50-year-old woman with Fragile X Syndrome and a brain meningioma, died from irreversible hypoxic brain injury sustained during tumour resection surgery. Significant intraoperative blood loss (4,500ml esti…
25y · Male·traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage due to vertebral artery dissection
Phillip Hughes, a 25-year-old professional cricketer, died from traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by vertebral artery dissection after being struck on the neck by a cricket ball during a Sheffield Shield ma…
27y · Male·traumatic asphyxia
Michael Johnson, 27, died from traumatic asphyxia after his car rolled on a rural property. He was trapped under the vehicle with the car's pillar compressing his chest. Bystanders called 000, and following operator inst…
84y · Female·Unable to determine exact cause; likely misadventure, accident, or sudden health…
Gaida Coote, 84, disappeared from Ku-ring-gai Wild Flower Garden on 3 December 2014 while volunteering. Her body was never found. Critical delays occurred: when her daughter reported her missing on 4 December at 8:20pm, …
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