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18y · Female·Acute Alcohol Toxicity with Early Pneumonia and Aspiration
An 18-year-old female, a naive drinker, consumed approximately 19-21 standard drinks over a few hours at her birthday party, including vodka cruisers, a full-strength Midori drinking game, and Polmos (95% alcohol). She r…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
This complex coronial finding examined six deaths arising from police pursuits in Western Australia between 2012-2014. The deceased included taxi driver Kuldeep Singh and passenger Dr D. (killed in a collision with a sto…
57y · Female·Multiple penetrating (stab) injuries to the body and neck
Satwant Kaur, aged 57, was murdered by her stepson in her home on 5 December 2013 after he made multiple threats to kill her while in custody. Critical failures in intelligence sharing between the Department of Correctiv…
1y · Male·crush asphyxia
Reef Kite, a healthy 21-month-old boy, died from crush asphyxia after a chest of drawers toppled onto him in his bedroom while he napped. He was unresponsive when found and died despite emergency resuscitation at Princes…
44y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck and methylamphetamine effect
Anthony William Kuster, a 44-year-old man, died from ligature compression of the neck combined with methylamphetamine toxicity. He applied a tourniquet around his neck while heavily intoxicated with methylamphetamine aft…
69y · Female·Intra-abdominal sepsis and shock with multi-organ failure following intestinal p…
A 69-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis and multi-organ failure following a perforated caecum that occurred after lumbar spine surgery. Post-operatively, she developed abdominal distension and pain initially…
35y · Male·drowning (immersion)
Damien Mills, a 35-year-old mortgage broker, drowned in the Indian Ocean after falling off a charter boat returning from Rottnest Island on 31 October 2014. While intoxicated, he was likely knocked overboard during rough…
Unknown·Multiple injuries (all six deceased); underlying drivers intoxicated with methyl…
Six deaths following police pursuits and vehicle intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. Deaths resulted from collisions during or shortly after police operations, with drivers evading police significantly int…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
These linked inquests examined six deaths following police pursuits and intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. All deaths resulted from motor vehicle collisions. In five cases, fleeing drivers were substantia…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
This multi-case coronial inquest examined six deaths following police pursuits and vehicle intercepts in Western Australia between 2012-2014. All were motor vehicle collisions: two innocent civilians (taxi driver Singh a…
56y · Female·Bronchial asthma and emphysema
A 56-year-old woman with long-standing schizophrenia, COPD, emphysema, and heavy smoking died during overnight leave from psychiatric hospitalisation. She was granted leave to check on her cat at her remote home on 24 Ma…
38y · Male·unascertained; evidence suggests catastrophic fire or explosion on vessel
Rohan Wilson, 38-year-old experienced fisherman, disappeared while fishing alone in his boat 'Hot Gossip' on 15 June 2016 off Perth, Western Australia. Despite extensive search operations with 99% probability of detectio…
30y · Male·Drowning
A 30-year-old male musician and plasterer died by drowning at Yanchep Lagoon while attempting to swim to a reef marker after consuming alcohol. Despite appearing initially healthy and a competent swimmer, he developed di…
Male·Drowning / Immersion in the Indian Ocean
Three stateless Rohingya men from Myanmar—Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Noor, and Mr Sabibullah—died by drowning in the Indian Ocean off Christmas Island between 24–28 January 2013. They were passengers aboard SIEV580, an un…
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