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Male·Self-inflicted death, likely by gunshot wound (body not recovered)
This inquest examined the disappearance and suspected death of AK, a man missing since 7 March 2015 from a property at B, NSW. Although his body was never recovered, the coroner established on the balance of probabilitie…
30y · Male·Cause of death remains uncertain; likely drug-related but not established
Jason Britten, a 30-year-old man with a long history of heroin use and mental health issues including previous suicide attempts, was found dead at his home in February 2015 after approximately three months of decompositi…
Female·unable to determine
Alice Treverrow was the subject of an inquest as a missing person presumed dead. The Deputy State Coroner found on the balance of probabilities that she died after 10 January 2012. However, the coroner was unable to dete…
Male·Blunt force trauma to the chest sustained in a collision with the rear of an imp…
Matthew Donnelly died in a collision with an improperly-loaded trailer towed by a P-plate (inexperienced) Medium Rigid truck driver. The trailer, loaded with skip bins and pallets positioned at the front rather than over…
38y · Male·hanging in custody
Two deaths investigated together: Sandeep Kaur Thind (30F) killed by her husband Ranjit Singh (38M) by strangulation in a McDonald's toilet on 10 August 2013. Singh was remanded in custody and died by hanging in a mental…
90y · Male·Complications arising from a gastrointestinal obstruction; incarcerated inguinal…
William MacDonald, a 90-year-old prisoner, died from complications of gastrointestinal obstruction caused by an incarcerated inguinal hernia. He presented to Prince of Wales Hospital with severe abdominal pain, nausea, a…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from a motor vehicle collision
A 28-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained when his car collided with a telegraph pole following a police response to a hotel disturbance. While police did not activate warning lights or siren, the driver be…
Male·unascertained
An unknown male torso was discovered at Kyeemagh Beach on 27 January 2012, wrapped in bedding and weighted with a barbell. The body showed post-mortem amputation of head, neck and limbs, and an abdominal incision. Toxico…
Unknown·High altitude aircraft disintegration caused by detonation of a warhead from a B…
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, carrying 298 passengers and crew, was deliberately shot down over Donetsk, Ukraine on 17 July 2014. All occupants died in the in-flight disintegration. Six NSW residents were among the dece…
26y · Male·Unknown
Eric Warburton disappeared in November 1987 and was reported missing in August 1988. The coroner found on the balance of probabilities that he is dead, dying around November 1987, but the cause and manner remain unknown.…
80y · Male·Pneumonia, with multi-organ failure in the form of liver failure (due to chronic…
Idris Griffiths, a 80-year-old man, died of pneumonia with multi-organ failure whilst in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He had advanced chronic hepatitis C with cirrhosis, ischaemic heart disease, and a history…
49y · Male·Undetermined
Bradley James Miller's body was found on the banks of the Murray River in May 2013, aged 49. The cause and manner of death remain undetermined. Circumstantial evidence suggested possible suicide (Ratsak purchase, locatio…
Male·drowning due to immersion in stormwater while trapped in a drain
Paul Smith, an Operations Supervisor at a SITA organic waste recycling facility, died after being sucked into a 30cm stormwater drain and drowning during clearing of a blockage in torrential rain. Expert evidence showed …
59y · Female·acute cardiogenic shock, with acute mechanical obstruction of a remote mechanica…
Ida Romeo, 59, died during cardiac catheterisation at Liverpool Hospital when a pressure wire became trapped in her mechanical aortic valve. She had consented to a right heart study to investigate suspected constrictive …
42y · Male·Unknown
Jason Davies disappeared on 26 January 2012 and has not been seen since. Despite extensive police investigations in 2012, 2013, and 2015, no evidence of his whereabouts was found. His bank account, containing his only kn…
76y · Female·Major organ failure secondary to sepsis due to gram-positive bacteraemia from ur…
Patricia Northcote, a 76-year-old paraplegic woman with advancing dementia, died from sepsis secondary to urinary tract infection complicated by a sacral pressure sore. The pressure injury developed in November 2012 at a…
46y · Male·chest injuries (multiple rib fractures, flail segment, haemopneumothorax); also …
James Leslie Stocks, a 46-year-old man living on an opal mining field in Lightning Ridge NSW, died from chest injuries sustained in a fall into a mine shaft on 7 March 2013. He had consumed significant alcohol, cannabis,…
45y · Male·unable to determine
Peter Anthony Millett, a 45-year-old man with schizophrenia, disappeared on 27 August 2013 and is presumed deceased. In the weeks preceding his disappearance, his mental health deteriorated significantly—he exhibited rap…
30y · Male·Unknown - manner and cause of death unable to be determined
Pideuk Jung, a 30-year-old South Korean national on a working holiday visa, disappeared on 18 January 2014 and is presumed dead. His car was found at Curl Curl on 30 January 2014 with his passport and keys nearby on rock…
82y · Male·complications from multiple injuries received in a motor vehicle accident
Karl Guy Meyers, 82 years old, died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He developed an ileus or pseudo-colonic obstruction requiring nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion. The key c…
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