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72y · Female·Pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed mechanic…
Valma Ann Tweedie, aged 72, died from pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a disability support facility. She had a known history of falls, mobility problems, and probable demen…
3y · Male·Disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection
A 3-year-old Aboriginal boy died from disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection with sepsis. He presented to a remote clinic on 10 April with fever and dizziness, then returned on 13 April with irregular fever, lethar…
27y · Male·Dextromethorphan toxicity
Mr ZJF, a 27-year-old man with a longstanding history of schizophrenia, polysubstance use disorder, and depression, died from dextromethorphan toxicity. He was subject to a Community Treatment Order at the time of death …
17y · Male·head injury in a fall from a height
Bailey Blackwell, a 17-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a head injury sustained in a fall from approximately 20 metres at Big Hill near Stawell. While attempting to jump between ledges on an open cliff face, the ground…
27y · Female·multiple injuries sustained from fall from 30-storey building
Ms L, a 27-year-old German national, died by suicide on 4 March 2021 after jumping from a 30-storey building in Perth. She had experienced depression since 2016, exacerbated by recent diagnoses of chlamydia and HPV16 in …
25y · Female·Injuries sustained in a single vehicle motor vehicle incident in which Ms Dent w…
Paige Dent, 25, died in a single-vehicle motor accident after absconding from hospital on 6 October 2018. She had a 19-year history of psychiatric admissions for schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and substa…
49y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury related to tracheostomy complications in form of airway occ…
Andrea Lester, age 49, suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage from a PICA aneurysm in March 2018 with delayed diagnosis. Following complex neurosurgery causing Wallenberg syndrome, she required tracheostomy for bulbar dysfu…
87y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of immersion
Charles Frederick Norton, 87, was found deceased in an unsecured canal at a retirement village on 28 February 2020. He had ischaemic heart disease with severe atherosclerosis and aortic stenosis. In the week before death…
73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
John Hardy Stow, 73, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by a small bowel obstruction. He had cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and was at high risk of aspiration. He presented with vomiting and wa…
50y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Paul Reid, a 50-year-old Aboriginal man with severe ischaemic heart disease and poor medication compliance, died of a cardiac arrhythmia during his arrest by South Australian Police. He was highly intoxicated (BAC 0.25%)…
51y · Male·Hyperthermia of unknown cause in a man with cardiac hypertrophy; chronic obstruc…
Arthur Andrianakis, 51, died from hyperthermia of unknown cause with cardiac hypertrophy and COPD. He presented to hospital with respiratory distress following police custody for assaulting his mother. Initial diagnosis …
38y · Male·gunshot wound of the head
Joshua Duke died following a police operation where he was shot by four NSW Police officers after a vehicle pursuit. He was armed with a double-barrel shotgun and had two separate shooting encounters with police on a pri…
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
Benjamen Robert Wildman, aged 37, died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest while in police custody on 29 December 2020. He had a lifelong history of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming …
80y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Robert Mather, 80, died from asphyxia due to choking on food while hospitalised with acute psychosis, severe malnutrition, iron deficiency anaemia and urinary retention. He had schizophrenia with 40+ year history and poo…
19y · Male·Stab wounds to the neck and chest
Taylor Oliver, a 19-year-old with schizophrenia and substance use disorder, died by self-inflicted stab wounds on 1 December 2019. He had been admitted to mental health inpatient care on 18 November 2019 following overdo…
53y · Male·intracerebral haemorrhage
William Anderson, an Aboriginal man aged 53, suffered a catastrophic intracerebral haemorrhage while imprisoned and died despite timely emergency response. Multiple delays occurred: 25 minutes before the cell was opened,…
22y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Lewis Weston, aged 22, died by suicide on 3 November 2020 while subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO) for Schizoaffective Disorder. He presented with first-episode psychosis in 2017 and repeatedly refused antipsyc…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hypoglycaemia with shock and statu…
A 3-year-old boy with septo-optic dysplasia and panhypopituitarism died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to adrenal crisis and hypoglycaemic shock. He was in state care and had an emergency management plan…
6y · Male·cardiopulmonary arrest on a background of earlier cardiac arrests and resuscitat…
Austin Facer, a 6-year-old boy, suffered multiple cardiac arrests at school on 21 October 2019, initially resuscitated successfully, but died during transfer preparation to a higher-level hospital that evening. Autopsy r…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia due to cardiovascular disease
Mr Brendan Triffett, aged 40, died suddenly from cardiac arrhythmia whilst participating in supervised hydrotherapy at Kingston Pool, Tasmania on 13 March 2018. He had significant medical history including an acquired br…
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