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30y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Andrew Amos, a 30-year-old male prisoner, died of ischaemic heart disease on 24 January 2015. He had significant coronary artery disease (≥90% left anterior descending artery stenosis) with no preceding scarring suggesti…
No death occurred; inquiry conducted under s 30(3) of Coroners Act into cause an…
On 12 January 2013, a catastrophic bushfire broke out at Wambelong Camp Ground in Warrumbungle National Park, NSW, burning 56,280 hectares (95% of the park), destroying 53 houses and 113 other buildings, and damaging the…
22y · Female·ventricular fibrillation resulting from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy when her imp…
22-year-old woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy died from ventricular fibrillation when her implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) failed to terminate the arrhythmia due to lead insulation failure caused by chro…
17y · Female·multiple internal injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
Aoni Peng, a 17-year-old international student, was struck by a car at a roundabout intersection while crossing to reach her university. The collision resulted from mutual inattention: the driver failed to look left befo…
26y · Male·gunshot wound to the neck
Detective William Crews, aged 26, was fatally shot during a search warrant execution in Bankstown on 9 September 2010. He was unintentionally shot by fellow officer Detective Roberts while conducting a basement search fo…
21y · Female·Multiple injuries from falling from a ledge whilst escaping fire
A 21-year-old university student died when she fell from a ledge while attempting to escape a fire in her apartment. The fire originated on the balcony, likely from a discarded cigarette, and spread rapidly through synth…
59y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest, with projectile entering the left flank between ribs…
Gary Allibon, a 59-year-old armoured car security officer, was fatally shot during an armed robbery at Darling Park Building, Sydney on 7 June 2010. He sustained a single unsurvivable gunshot wound to the chest (entry le…
6y · Male·Head injury occasioned when, as an unaccompanied child pedestrian crossing the r…
A 6-year-old boy was struck by a motor vehicle while attempting to cross Durham Street in Hurstville to reach his Tae Kwon Do class. He exited his nanny's vehicle and ran onto the road without waiting for supervision or …
21y · Male·blunt force trauma to the head as a result of a single motor vehicle accident
Matthew Scott Lewis, 21, died from blunt force head trauma when a heavily modified hunting vehicle rolled at approximately 50 km/h while pursuing kangaroos on private farmland. The vehicle had been extensively modified w…
18y · Male·Head injury sustained in motor vehicle collision during police pursuit
An 18-year-old man died from head injuries sustained as a passenger in a stolen vehicle that was being pursued by police. The vehicle reached 135kph in an 80kph zone, lost control on a bend and collided with an oncoming …
A 200-ton tower crane caught fire at the UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information construction site in Ultimo on 27 November 2012. No injuries or deaths occurred. The coroner found the fire originated inside the power …
A deliberately lit fire destroyed a commercial food processing factory at Unit 5/15 Percy Street Auburn on 20 August 2013, causing significant property and stock damage. Accelerant detection confirmed petrol was doused o…
23y · Male·multiple injuries as a result of a single motor vehicle accident
Aaron Magarry, aged 23, died from multiple injuries sustained when the vehicle he was driving struck a tree on the Carnarvon Highway, Moree on 23 December 2013. He was under the influence of methylamphetamine at toxic-to…
33y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure following right pneumonectomy for treatment of sever…
Manjit Singh, a 33-year-old Indian 457 visa worker, died from hypoxic respiratory failure following a pneumonectomy for treatment of severe pulmonary tuberculosis. He had latent TB identified pre-arrival in India. Critic…
48y · Female·head injuries in combination with the effects of fire sustained when the aircraf…
Kathryn Anne Sheppard, aged 48, died in a light aircraft accident on 15 June 2010 when the aircraft she was travelling in as a passenger suffered engine failure during flight and crashed, resulting in head injuries and f…
27y · Male·Effects of fire and inhalation of products of combustion sustained when the airc…
A 27-year-old pilot died when the aircraft he was piloting experienced engine failure during cruise, resulting in impact with the ground and fire. The death was caused by effects of fire and inhalation of combustion prod…
19y · Male·hanging
A 19-year-old male inmate with schizophrenia died by hanging at Long Bay Correctional Centre. Critical failures in mental health care contributed to preventability: despite initial referral in February 2013, he was never…
30y · Male·Electrocution and multiple injuries from contact with high voltage arcing electr…
AC, a 30-year-old man, died from electrocution and traumatic injuries after climbing a high-voltage transmission tower during a police traffic stop in Wagga Wagga. He was speeding and became extremely distressed when adv…
48y · Male·multi drug toxicity (GHB and methyl-amphetamine)
David Luc Monlun, a 48-year-old businessman, died on 30 May 2011 from multi-drug toxicity involving GHB and methyl-amphetamine. The inquest determined his death occurred in suspicious circumstances. He was found deceased…
40y · Male·Single gunshot wound to the shoulder, chest and abdomen
Daniel Shane Vella, a 40-year-old tattoo artist, was fatally shot during a robbery at Pretty in Ink tattoo parlour in West Ryde, NSW on 26 March 2011. A single gunshot wound traversed his left shoulder, chest and abdomen…
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