125 results for “domestic violence perpetrator”
31y · Female·Blunt head trauma
…regarding her past relationships, and questioning the relationship's meaningfulness, but no formal family violence reports existed. The coroner found no prevention opportunities through health services involvement. The c…
59y · Female·Gunshot injuries to the head
…was shot by her partner, Philip Bracken, following an escalating pattern of physical and emotional family violence throughout their relationship. CP had experienced abuse since childhood, suffered mental and physical hea…
0y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of a remote head injury
…riginal boy, died from unascertained cause in the setting of a remote head injury sustained during family violence. The father violently assaulted the mother while holding the child unsupported, causing the child's head …
47y · Male·Blunt head injury
…riginal man, died from severe blunt head trauma following a violent assault by his partner's son during a domestic altercation. The assault was the culmination of ongoing family violence within the household. Clinical le…
21y · Male·Stab wound to left chest penetrating lung and heart, causing hypovolemic shock
…feared for her life and did not intend his death. The coroner examined police response to 13 prior family violence incidents and found that more robust protective orders should have been imposed after June 2012 when Daws…
50y · Female·haemorrhagic shock and stab wounds to the back, chest and abdomen
…prior injuries including stab wounds on 26 December 2016 but did not report to police. Despite disclosing violence to family and friends, third parties did not escalate to authorities. The coroner found that awareness of…
75y · Female·Multiple injuries including stab wounds to the chest
A 75-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her son during a family violence incident. Her son had a 20-year history of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder with poor medicatio…
Female·Incised wounds to the neck and chest intentionally inflicted by Marcus Rappell, …
…neck and chest deliberately inflicted by her ex-partner Marcus Rappell at her home in Calwell, ACT. The perpetrator was subsequently convicted and sentenced for murder. The coroner found no public safety matter arose fr…
35y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
…rvices; however, police failed to recognise coercive control (newly legislated in 2024), did not initiate domestic violence orders despite clear opportunities, and did not seize Ralph's firearms despite knowing they were…
20y · Female·unascertained
…ere absent and could not definitively establish the cause of death. No evidence connected the suspected perpetrator (the baby's father) to the death. The coroner concluded the cause was unascertained. Clinically, this c…
45y · Male·single penetrating stab wound to the chest
James Smith, a 45-year-old man with a history of violence and alcohol use, died from a penetrating stab wound to the chest sustained during an altercation with his…
39y · Female·Unascertained
A 39-year-old woman experiencing intimate partner violence was assaulted by her partner on 31 January 2021 and died approximately 5 hours later. The assault caused …
35y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest
…adherence monitoring, and appropriate escalation when patients present with active psychotic symptoms and violence risk.
29y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the neck
A woman was fatally stabbed 12 times in the neck by her husband during an escalating family violence situation. She had disclosed family violence to Victoria Police on multiple occasions and to her General …
48y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
…ces provided were reasonable and appropriate. However, systemic failures were identified regarding family violence responses: health and police staff failed to adequately document and respond to her disclosed family viol…
38y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
…ar-old Aboriginal man, died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by his brother Shane during a family violence incident at their parents' home on 10 June 2016. Wayne had a documented history of perpetrating family vi…
40y · Male·neck compression consequent upon hanging
Ross Campbell, a 40-year-old man with a history of family violence perpetration, alcohol abuse, and undiagnosed mental illness, died by hanging. He had attended a Men's Beh…
27y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
Damon Savage, 27, died from multiple gunshot wounds during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He had called police while assaulting his partner, armed himself with two large knives…
51y · Male·Hanging
…ear-old man with mild intellectual disability from childhood head injury died by hanging following family violence separation. He perpetrated physical, emotional and verbal abuse against his wife and children over two ye…
87y · Male·Complications of head injuries in setting of dementia
… and enter other residents' rooms; this behaviour was a known risk but managed only by redirection. The perpetrator had a history of aggression toward staff and prior violence, though no documented aggression toward res…
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