274 results for “mental_health_crisis”
35y · Male·multiple injuries
Paul James Brady, aged 35, died from multiple injuries sustained after jumping from a third-floor apartment balcony on 15 May 2020. Two police officers arrived at the scene within minutes of receiving a call about a man …
54y · Male·Extensive burns due to detonation of LPG gas cylinder
A 54-year-old man with chronic severe depression, grief from his wife's sudden death, severe debilitating skin condition, and alcohol dependence called emergency services on 12 December 2015, warning them not to approach…
30y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Peter Junghans, a 30-year-old man involved in cannabis dealing, became increasingly paranoid after his arrest in March 2013 for drug supply offences. He believed his friend Matthew Thomas had informed police about his il…
48y · Male·shotgun wound to the head
A 48-year-old Yolngu man with chronic mental illness (schizophrenia) died from a shotgun wound to the head on Elcho Island, NT in April 1990. After spearing two people with a fishing spear, police Task Force was called t…
23y · Male·Michael Shane Chisholm: suicide by hanging. Aaliyaha Jane Webb: killing by suffo…
Michael Chisholm, aged 23, suffocated his two young children—Aaliyaha (8) and Julian (4)—at his home, then hanged himself. A critical failure in police procedure was identified: when the mother reported missing children …
45y · Male·overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) augmented by alcohol
A 45-year-old man with schizophrenia and a decade-long history of repeated overdoses died from quetiapine (Seroquel) toxicity combined with alcohol. Critical failures occurred: multiple doctors prescribed large quantitie…
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in the setting of re…
A 74-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a cervical spinal fracture. He presented to rural ED with mental health concerns, was restrained by security guards after …
54y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a person with cardiac hypertrophy and generalised atherosclero…
Anthony Caristo died from cardiac arrest on 31 October 2017 following police deployment of a taser during a mental health crisis. He had consumed a lethal dose of methamphetamine, was actively self-harming with knives, a…
Male·Self-inflicted gunshot injury to the head
Lolesio Smith, a resident of Turner in the ACT, died on 27 February 2006 at Canberra Hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot injury to the head, occurring one day after the incident. Police attended his residence on 26 Fe…
38y · Male·gunshot wound to the left side of the neck resulting in basal skull fracture, su…
Geoffrey Russell Mason, aged 38, died from a gunshot wound to the neck fired by Constable Mitchell during a police response to a domestic incident on 17 February 2020 in Tasmania. Mason was intoxicated, had a long histor…
45y · Female·Neck compression secondary to hanging
Claire Louise Carroll, 45, died by hanging while experiencing severe untreated psychotic symptoms including auditory hallucinations, paranoid delusions, and persecutory ideation. She had complex mental health diagnoses (…
16y · Male·Multiple injuries as a result of high speed impact (train)
James Kuti, a 16-year-old in child protection care with schizophrenia and cannabis use, died by suicide when he jumped in front of a train. He was receiving comprehensive mental health care from Southern Health's Early P…
31y · Female·Compression of the neck
Caitlin O'Brien, a 31-year-old nurse, was murdered by her intimate partner Shea Sturt via compression of the neck on 25 June 2019. The coroner identified multiple systemic failures in family violence recognition and risk…
Male·gunshot wound to the head, intentionally self-inflicted
WW died on 7 March 2016 at his residential address in Ingleburn, NSW, during a police siege. The coroner found that the death resulted from a gunshot wound to the head that was intentionally self-inflicted. This inquest …
32y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from height
A 32-year-old man with a history of psychotic episodes and depression died by suicide after jumping from a cliff while experiencing an acute psychotic relapse. The case reveals critical failings in mental health crisis r…
58y · Male·asphyxia
A 58-year-old man with depression and suicidal ideation was assessed by his general practitioner, then taken to hospital by his partner. In the emergency department he was triaged with sufficient safety concerns to warra…
37y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
Joseph Aaron Lattimer, aged 37, presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital Emergency Department at 5:02am on 10 July 2016 in mental health crisis with suicidal ideation, correctly triaged as Category 3 (urgent, requiring ass…
32y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Adam Laufer, a 32-year-old man with longstanding bipolar disorder, died by suicide on 24 November 2016 when he jumped from the LaTrobe Street overpass in Melbourne. In the early hours of 24 November, his father called tr…
23y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Luke Jurj, a 23-year-old man, died from injuries sustained in a fall from the Westgate Bridge after jumping 30 metres. He had been experiencing depression since returning from Japan 7 weeks prior and had contacted his mo…
45y · Male·gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
Brent William Rivett, a 45-year-old man experiencing relationship breakdown, unemployment, and financial distress, took two hostages at a Brisbane residence on 26 December 2013 while armed with a sawn-off shotgun. Police…
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