278 results for “intimate partner violence”
40y · Female·Head injuries inflicted by axe blows in context of intimate partner domestic abu…
…ries inflicted with an axe. This death occurred within a 17-year relationship characterised by escalating intimate partner violence, coercive control, isolation and threats. Although Ms Bradford sought help from multiple…
37y · Male·Hanging
…, a 37-year-old male with significant life stressors, died by hanging after police attendance at a family violence incident. He had previous suicide attempts (2000, 2009), depression treated with sertraline, and multiple…
59y · Female·Gunshot injuries to the head
…ed from gunshot injuries to the head on 19 November 2021 in West Footscray, Victoria. She was shot by her partner, Philip Bracken, following an escalating pattern of physical and emotional family violence throughout the…
44y · Male·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
A 44-year-old man with a 42-year history of intimate partner violence died by hanging. He had recently separated from his wife and was enrolled in a 18-week m…
40y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
…T engineer, died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by himself following a fatal incident involving intimate partner violence. The death occurred after Mr Hu stabbed his wife Ms Zhou and then himself in the presenc…
51y · Female·Head and neck injuries
…und that problem gambling was a significant contributing stressor to the relationship breakdown and fatal violence. The husband had a history of gambling addiction with previous relationship impact, had relapsed prior to…
50y · Male·Single, contact-range shotgun discharge to the head
…teriorated over years, and his wife had separated from him. The case highlights the critical link between intimate partner violence, depression, unemployment, weapon access, and suicide risk in perpetrators of family vio…
Female·Incised wounds to the neck and chest intentionally inflicted by Marcus Rappell, …
…tigan died on 28 February 2015 from incised wounds to her 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 …
37y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
Danny Lee O'Brien, aged 37, was fatally stabbed in the chest by his intimate partner Kerry Jones on 9 December 2016 during an argument at his boarding house. He had previously assaul…
53y · Female·Stab wounds of the neck and chest
…ve orders when victims persistently facilitate contact with perpetrators. Key lessons include recognising intimate partner violence dynamics where victims may be complicit in order breaches, the challenges police face in…
44y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
Marcus Lloyd Adams, a 44-year-old man, died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by his de facto partner during a physical altercation at a caravan park on 20 September 2019. There was no prior history of famil…
33y · Female·Drowning contributed to by high level of intoxication (blood alcohol 0.192%)
…s intoxicated. Evidence indicates she was at the Hippe Club on New Year's Eve with her estranged de facto partner David Dixon, who had a history of violent assault against her. A witness, Kumar Selvaratnam, credibly ide…
31y · Female·Stab wound to the abdomen
…ed by her estranged husband Bona Lual in a domestic homicide. The case highlights critical gaps in family violence risk assessment and intervention. Lual had a documented history of physical abuse, threatening behaviour,…
29y · Female·gunshot wound to the abdomen
…s that evening. The coroner's findings focus on systemic failures by NSW Police in responding to domestic violence. Despite Melissa reporting AVO breaches in November 2008, a critical 26-day delay occurred between the ca…
39y · Female·MJU: stab wounds to the neck and chest; KJH: stab wounds to the back
MJU (39) and her daughter KJH (6) were killed by MJU's husband CTH in a family violence homicide on 13-14 January 2022. CTH, who was using methylamphetamine and experiencing drug-induced psycho…
50y · Female·haemorrhagic shock and stab wounds to the back, chest and abdomen
A 50-year-old woman of Samoan descent was fatally stabbed by her ex-partner after leaving a violent relationship. She had sustained prior injuries including stab wounds on 26 Decemb…
49y · Female·Multiple shotgun wounds to the chest and back of head
Trudy Michelle Dreyer, 49, died from multiple shotgun wounds inflicted by her partner during a domestic incident on 19 September 2019. The couple had relationship difficulties and attended fa…
34y · Female·Head injuries from blunt force trauma (multiple blows from axe); abdominal injur…
A 34-year-old pregnant woman died from severe head and abdominal injuries inflicted by her estranged partner in a domestic violence homicide. The death followed escalating domestic and family violence (DFV) includi…
23y · Female·Unknown (homicide)
…relationship and reputation), opportunity (she was alone with him), and demonstrated a pattern of extreme violence against intimate partners. Church told numerous lies to police about his movements and their relationship…
26y · Female·Unlawful Homicide - positional asphyxia during violent assault and sexual attack
…year-old Aboriginal woman died from positional asphyxia during a violent assault and sexual attack by her intimate partner. She sustained traumatic brain injuries causing concussion/unconsciousness, rendering her vulnera…
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