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72y · Male·Unable to be determined
Alexander Stetz, a 72-year-old man with significant dementia, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and prior stroke, disappeared on 14 July 2014 from a remote property in Sackville, NSW while under the care of his long…
44y · Male·Unascertained; presumed exposure
Roly Nixon, a 44-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities including rheumatic heart disease, diabetes, organic psychosis and seizure disorder, disappeared from Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia on 28 January…
33y · Male·Prolonged epileptic seizure resulting in gastric content aspiration and cardiac …
Roy Roberts, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man, died at Long Bay Correctional Complex from a prolonged epileptic seizure resulting in aspiration and cardiac arrest. He had experienced three prior seizure-like episodes in Apri…
41y · Male·Cardiomegaly and Coronary Artery Disease with significant contributing condition…
Jay Crich, a 41-year-old man in custody at Clarence Correctional Centre, died of cardiomegaly and coronary artery disease with emphysema and obesity as significant contributing conditions. He was discovered unresponsive …
31y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia comp…
Cally Graham, age 31, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia complicating cardiorespiratory arrest associated with probable Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and methylamphetamine ef…
72y · Male·acute cerebral infarction complicating acute myocardial infarction
Ronald Bromage, aged 72, died from acute cerebral infarction complicating acute myocardial infarction. He presented with chest pain on 22 and 25 February 2016 to his GP, Dr P., who diagnosed costochondritis without perfo…
57y · Male·streptococcus pneumonia septicaemia due to splenectomy
Maarouf El-Cheikh, a 57-year-old man with splenectomy history, presented to Calvary Hospital ED with sepsis on 21 March 2016 and died 22 March 2016. Expert review identified multiple sub-optimal care deficiencies: inadeq…
86y · Male·pneumonia
An 86-year-old man with emphysema, heart disease, cognitive impairment and recent pneumonia admissions fell in a nursing home bathroom and sustained rib fractures and T4 vertebral fracture. He was assessed as medium fall…
37y · Female·complications of withdrawal from chronic opiate use and Wilkie Syndrome in the s…
Veronica Nelson, a 37-year-old Aboriginal woman with opioid dependence, was arrested on minor theft charges, remanded in custody following a bail hearing, and held at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) women's prison. She …
70y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
Mirko Civic, a 70-year-old prisoner with a significant cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, hypertension, and ischaemic heart disease, died of coronary atherosclerosis in September 2018. Critical clinic…
1y · Male·Chronic Bronchial Asthma
Master T, a 17-month-old boy with chronic asthma, died from status asthmaticus on 25 November 2019. He had experienced recurrent wheezing episodes requiring multiple hospital admissions in September-October 2019. Medical…
45y · Male·Haemorrhagic transformation of cerebral infarction, due to bilateral internal ca…
David Smith, aged 45, died from haemorrhagic transformation of cerebral infarction secondary to essential thrombocytosis with bilateral internal carotid artery thrombosis. He developed an acute ischaemic stroke on 9 July…
36y · Male·Metastatic non-seminomatous germ cell tumour
Andrew McNeil, a 36-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from metastatic non-seminomatous germ cell testicular cancer with extensive lung metastases. He was initially presented with suspecte…
19y · Female·Hanging
Cody Watson, 19, died by hanging following childhood sexual abuse, family violence, and inadequate trauma-informed care. She disclosed abuse at 15, subsequently developing borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depres…
92y · Male·subdural haemorrhage (haematoma) following a fall at a residential aged care fac…
A 92-year-old man with early-stage Alzheimer's disease died from a subdural haemorrhage following an unwitnessed fall at a residential aged care facility. He fell while getting out of bed at 23:30 hours on 4 May 2020, st…
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly
Aleksander Kojic, 46 years old, collapsed at a supported residential service for people with intellectual disabilities and died from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart weighing 802g with biventricular dilation). The autopsy fo…
83y · Female·Complications arising from a fall with C2 fracture and neck of femur fracture
An 83-year-old woman with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and a prior hip fracture sustained injuries from a fall in her aged care facility's dining room. Staff were absent from the dining room for approximately 7 minutes…
76y · Male·Complications following head injuries (operated)
A 76-year-old man died from complications of head injuries sustained during an altercation. After his vehicle was stolen, the deceased became intoxicated and angry, went to a nearby address with an axe believing the occu…
3y · Male·Pneumonia and respiratory failure in association with metachromatic leukodystrop…
Child F, aged 3 years, died of pneumonia and respiratory failure complicating metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare neurodegenerative genetic disorder. He had previously suffered severe non-accidental injuries inclu…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident (driver)
Cameron Boyes, a 43-year-old man, died in a high-speed motor vehicle collision after his engagement was called off. He had contacted mental health services on 23 March 2019 reporting suicidal ideation and sleep deprivati…
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