126 results for “suicidal behaviour by hanging”
15y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
… Exmouth District High School in rural Western Australia, died by suicide on 23 June 2004, two days after hanging himself at home. Jake had motor coordination difficulties attributed to poor eyesight, and experienced be…
14y · Male·Hanging
A 14-year-old boy died by hanging after extensive exposure to domestic and family violence and child abuse, primarily from his father. Chil…
36y · Male·Hanging (Mr Sharma); Homicide by smothering/suffocation or chloroform exposure (…
…eetika, son Divesh (5 years old), and daughter Divya (3 years old) between 28-29 April 2012, then died by hanging. Evidence suggests he exposed them to chloroform before smothering them. The case involved a history of c…
42y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Wayne Larder, a 42-year-old man with depression, suicidal ideation, and substance use disorder, died by hanging in Hakea Prison on 22 February 2021. Critical failu…
19y · Male·Hanging
Dylon James Ahquee, aged 19, died by hanging in Townsville Correctional Centre on 26 December 2015. Despite documented self-harm and suicidal ideation…
31y · Male·extensive global cerebral hypoxia following prolonged asphyxia following attempt…
…ear-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 January 19…
20y · Male·hanging
… though his sister noted he remained depressed. Following discharge, the patient exhibited volatile mood, suicidal ideation, overdosed on antidepressants with alcohol, threatened to drive into a tree, and abused inhalant…
15y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 15-year-old Aboriginal boy in foster care died by suicide following apparent impulsive response to adolescent boundary conflicts. Despite stable, loving foster placement since age 4, Ethan remained neurologically vulne…
36y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…voluntary inpatient in a locked mental health ward. He was on hourly observations and had recently denied suicidal ideation, with risk assessments rating him at low self-harm risk. Between observations at 2pm and 3pm, he…
29y · Male·hanging
Timothy Casey, 29, charged with murder, died by hanging in Port Phillip Prison on 28 March 2008, 12 days after arrival. His death resulted from systemic failures…
15y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Aboriginal child in out-of-home care died by hanging following relationship breakdown. He experienced foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, early trauma and negle…
65y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging
James Nicholson, aged 65, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following a suicide attempt by hanging while an inpatient at Noarlunga Hospital on 18 August 2015. He had undergone extensive facial cancer surg…
30y · Male·hanging
…or coordination between specialties and no clear ownership of discharge planning. JC took his own life by hanging 9 hours after discharge. Clinical lessons include: recognise benzodiazepine withdrawal as a red flag requ…
Female·Five separate deaths: Ruby Nicholls-Diver—ligature compression of neck (hanging)…
Five former psychiatric patients of Alma Street Centre (part of Fremantle Hospital) died between March 2011 and March 2012. Two died by suicide within 24 hours of discharge; one disappeared and was found deceased; one ab…
35y · Male·hanging
Two inmates at Karreenga Correctional Centre died by hanging within four months of each other in 2017. Mr Lowe, aged 35, died on 7 March 2017 after learning he faced …
20y · Female·injury caused by hanging
A 20-year-old woman with a long history of eating disorder, obsessive-compulsive behaviours, and adjustment difficulties died by suicide in October 2009. She had received treatment at the Bronte …
47y · Female·Neck compression subsequent upon hanging
…er GPs. After her husband left in July 2010, she showed increasing signs of distress but did not disclose suicidal ideation. Her GPs recognised mental health difficulties and attempted referrals to psychology/psychiatry …
14y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…22. She had Complex PTSD from childhood trauma and presented multiple times to emergency departments with suicidal ideation and self-harm from December 2021. The coroner found missed opportunities in her care: inadequate…
35y · Male·Hanging
Hassen Yassin, a 35-year-old man with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, and PTSD, died by hanging after absconding from an involuntary psychiatric admission. On 10 January 2011, following a clinical revi…
42y · Male·hanging
… de-escalation of observation status in high-risk prisoners, despite explicit statements about concealing suicidal intent, may be unsafe; (4) frequent prison transfers disrupted continuity of mental health care; (5) inte…
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