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24y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents due to or as a consequence of drug toxicity follo…
Andrew Lather, aged 24, died at Charters Towers Rehabilitation Unit on 6 March 2004 from aspiration of gastric contents due to drug toxicity after ingesting approximately 150 tablets from a medication drawer beside his b…
20y · Male·Self-inflicted hanging
Corey McGeary, a 20-year-old remand prisoner with chronic risk factors for self-harm (history of suicide attempts, schizophrenia, personality disorder, severe childhood abuse, mild intellectual disability), died by hangi…
67y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema
Joseph Edwin James, aged 67, died of sudden cardiac arrest due to coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema while imprisoned at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. He had no known prior medical issues and was in good health acc…
19y · Unknown·Russell: unconsciousness superimposed on airway obstruction due to severe seatbe…
Two 19-year-old passengers died in a motor vehicle accident on 3 September 2006 when the unregistered driver, who had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.136 mg/100ml, lost control of his vehicle while travelling at exces…
26y · Male·Restraint asphyxia compounded by the effects of amphetamine abuse and extreme ex…
Michael Eddy, a 26-year-old amphetamine user with a criminal history, died from restraint asphyxia compounded by amphetamine effects and extreme exertion during police arrest. Police pursued him for dangerous driving, lo…
48y · Male·Undetermined
Maxwell Marshall, aged 48, died in December 2003 from undetermined causes after receiving escalating doses of oxycodone (Oxycontin) for post-Guillain-Barré neuropathic pain reaching 680mg daily—among the highest 1% of pr…
Male·Self-inflicted hanging
Leon Mark Carroll died by hanging in prison while on remand for sexual offences. Initial assessment identified significant suicide risk, but this was reversed by the High Risk Assessment Team after only 5-6 minutes consi…
34y · Male·heroin toxicity with possible contribution from coronary atherosclerosis
Darren Fitzgerald, a 34-year-old lifer serving for murder, died in Woodford Correctional Centre from heroin toxicity with possible contribution from coronary atherosclerosis. He had a documented history of drug abuse in …
45y · Male·Coronary artery disease due to severe atherosclerosis; acute myocardial infarcti…
Mario Emmy Tyssen, a 45-year-old man in custody on approved leave, died suddenly while gardening from coronary artery disease due to severe atherosclerosis. He had a documented history of cardiac symptoms (chest pain pre…
26y · Male·bronchopneumonia following severe head injury
Ian Leslie West, a 26-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died from bronchopneumonia following severe head injury sustained when he fell from a hospital balcony on 31 December 2002. He had been admitted to Long…
29y · Male·electrocution
Scott Robert Grimley, a 29-year-old qualified electrical fitter/mechanic, died from electrocution on 21 January 1998 while working on overhead power lines from an elevated work platform. The coroner found that although G…
Male·Pressure to the neck (asphyxiation) from murder by fellow prisoner Jason John Ni…
Mark Walter Day, a prisoner at Sir David Longland Correctional Centre in Brisbane, was murdered on 8 October 2003 by fellow prisoner Jason John Nixon during an exercise yard session. Nixon, who had previously murdered an…
13y · Female·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of Hypoxic Brain Damage, due to or as a co…
Amanda Helen Boyce, aged 13, drowned in a spa pool at a resort after her long hair became entrapped in the pump suction system. She was submerged for an estimated 10-20 minutes before being freed. Despite immediate CPR a…
asphyxia sequential to hanging (all three cases); Charles Barlow: schizophrenia …
Three linked suicide cases spanning February 2004 to October 2005 in Far North Queensland mental health services. Charles Barlow (36, Aboriginal) was denied admission despite requesting transfer to Cairns Base Hospital M…
46y · Male·gyroplane crash resulting from hub-bar failure in flight
A 46-year-old man died when his gyroplane crashed during cattle mustering operations on a remote Queensland station. The hub-bar of the aircraft failed in flight due to fatigue crack development near a retaining nut, cau…
54y · Female·Severe multi trauma due to gate falling on deceased
Katherine Alison Jones, a 54-year-old cleaner, was fatally crushed by a 900kg automatic sliding gate that fell from its track at a shopping centre on 10 December 2005. The gate had a broken safety stop that had not been …
38y · Female·Asphyxiation by plastic bag
Helen Jeffery, aged 38, died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag in Ward GE of Nambour Hospital on 24 March 2005, five days after admission for psychiatric care following a suicide attempt. The coroner found no criminal …
66y · Female·Drowning
Beverley Ann Tierney, a 66-year-old woman, drowned after slipping and falling from a moored cabin cruiser at Cooran Cove Resort. She was intoxicated with alcohol (206 mg/100ml) and under the influence of multiple drugs i…
Kevin James Hogan: spinal and chest injuries due to motor vehicle incident, with…
Kevin James Hogan (79 years) and Winifred Therese Hogan (83 years) died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Burnett Highway with Paines Road and Ziscee Lane. Kevin died from spinal …
20y · Female·injuries received from a fall from the viewing platform at Perriwen Lookout at M…
Anita Elsa Ali-Haapala, a 20-year-old with a long history of mental health issues, presented to Nambour Hospital on 17 May 2005 expressing suicidal ideation. She was admitted to the psychiatric ward with initial diagnosi…
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