149 results for “attempted suicide”
13y · Male·asphyxia as a result of hanging
MS, a 13-year-old Year 8 student, died by suicide by hanging on 16 February 2020. In the weeks before his death, MS engaged in self-harm by cutting his arm…
59y · Male·compression of the neck secondary to hanging
…ts to his psychiatrist but was offered weekend leave as an alternative to full discharge. Clinical staff attempted but failed to contact his wife to inform her of the discharge plan and recent suicidal ideation. While o…
21y · Female·Compression of the neck secondary to hanging
…sion, OCD, and personality disorder traits, with a history of chronic suicidality, self-harm, and a prior suicide attempt. In the early morning of her death, she contacted Lifeline crisis support and her former teacher …
19y · Male·In keeping with hanging
A 19-year-old male with depression and anxiety died by hanging at his home on 5 March 2021, hours after police and ambulance attended him in the early morning of 4 March following his brother's emergency call. Jet had co…
29y · Male·Penetrating wound to neck with vascular injury to the carotid sheath
… drug-induced psychosis. Despite immediate assistance from family, neighbours, police and paramedics who attempted resuscitation, the injury was unsurvivable. The coroner found the death was suicide while in a disturbed…
75y · Male·Hanging
Kelvin Davidson, a 75-year-old man with complex psychiatric history including prior self-harm and attempted hanging, was admitted to Baringa Aged Psychiatric Unit on 27 September 2007. He engaged in wrist-cutting…
Unknown·Four deaths: three by self-inflicted hanging, one by multiple injuries from fall
Four Aboriginal Tiwi Islanders died in 1998 from suicide by hanging (three cases) and by falling from a power pole (one case). The inquest identified widespread a…
Female·multiple injuries due to a fall from height (suicide by jumping from multi-store…
A woman with major depressive disorder and psychotic features died by suicide at a shopping centre car park on 21 September 2004, six days after admission to Belmont Private Hospital …
31y · Male·extensive global cerebral hypoxia following prolonged asphyxia following attempt…
…y, a 31-year-old remandee with a history of substance abuse and depression, died from asphyxia following attempted hanging at Calvary Hospital on 14 February 1998. He had been remanded at Belconnen Remand Centre on 31 J…
18y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head
…Hans, a 18-year-old woman, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head while police negotiators attempted to engage her at her Darwin River residence. She had called police early on 24 October 2007 expressing s…
Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…ing range during an unlicensed 'try shooting' session. He had documented suicidal ideation for years and attempted suicide previously in Iran. In April 2015, GH's friend Mr Hashemi emailed the range warning they should …
67y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…required multiple psychiatric admissions. On 18 December 2003, he disclosed to nursing staff that he had attempted to prepare a noose using his dressing gown cord the previous night, stating he was unable to guarantee h…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from intentional jump from cliff top
… the ward. On the day of his death, he left the ward in an irritable mood and contacted his parents, who attempted to find him accommodation. Unable to secure suitable accommodation and expressing suicidal ideation to p…
17y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia caused by hanging at Quamby Youth Detention Centre at approxi…
…d remand in September 1996, after a failed hospital admission, he returned to the same unit where he had attempted hanging days earlier. Despite being on five-minute observations following a suicide attempt on 15 Septem…
41y · Male·Shotgun wound to the left side of the chest with laceration of the heart and hae…
…mination, then confronted police with the loaded weapon after firing shots at the hotel. Police officers attempted multiple times to de-escalate by requesting he put the gun down. When he took a direct confrontational s…
32y · Female·Stab wound to the back extending into the posterior neck, causing subtotal trans…
…e, obsessive jealousy, and controlling behaviours, though no prior physical violence occurred. Coman had attempted suicide days before the homicide after the relationship ended. Eastern Health admitted Coman to the ment…
30y · Male·compression of the neck consistent with hanging
…ied by hanging in his prison cell. A critical missed opportunity occurred in November 2009 when Mr Smith attempted hanging, but staff accepted his implausible explanation of accidental injury sustained during exercise. …
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident (driver)
… on 23 March 2019 reporting suicidal ideation and sleep deprivation. His GP declined benzodiazepines and attempted to arrange voluntary psychiatric admission, which he refused. Police conducted a welfare check but deter…
Male·Shotgun injury to the head
… serve a Violence Restraining Order and found him barricaded inside with a firearm. A trained negotiator attempted communication for several hours but Ryan remained uncooperative and uncommunicative. During the siege, R…
24y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest
…,' and continued advancing toward officers despite repeated verbal commands to drop the weapon. Officers attempted tactical withdrawal before firing five rounds. This case exemplifies victim-precipitated homicide, where…
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