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37y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck
Matthew Lothian, aged 37, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck on 6 January 2021 in Wollongong. He was on medical escort from custody when he seized the firearm from Correctional Services Officer…
29y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
Hillal Barbour, a 29-year-old man with schizophrenia, was fatally shot by police responding to a domestic violence call. He emerged from his home armed with two knives and advanced towards officers despite their instruct…
81y · Male·COVID-19 infection on a background of Type 2 Diabetes and end stage chronic kidn…
Robert Sievers, an 81-year-old man incarcerated since 2001, died from COVID-19 infection on a background of type 2 diabetes and end-stage chronic kidney disease. Despite multiple warnings about vaccination, Sievers refus…
47y · Male·presumed death, actual cause unknown
Andrew Patrick Reuben Corton, a 47-year-old man with schizophrenia and cannabis use, disappeared and is presumed deceased. He was last sighted years before being reported missing. He resided in boarding houses and subseq…
0y · Female·Unascertained
A 9-month-old girl died suddenly on 23 July 2018 following multiple head injuries from blunt force trauma sustained shortly before death. She had presented to medical practitioners multiple times in the preceding weeks w…
70y · Male·death by hanging, self-inflicted
A 70-year-old man died by hanging in prison while serving a sentence for child sexual offences. He had previously attempted suicide in 2017 when initially charged, and was subsequently treated with antidepressants and ps…
37y · Male·Combined effects of presumed heavy metal poisoning from an unknown material and …
A 37-year-old man with schizophrenia died between 14–18 August 2020 in bushland near Whiteman Creek NSW, from presumed heavy metal poisoning and freshwater drowning. He was experiencing a psychotic episode related to unm…
55y · Male·Complications of alcohol use disorder
Dushyanthan Visvanathan, a 55-year-old man with alcohol use disorder and prior withdrawal seizure, died in custody at MRRC from complications of alcohol use disorder. Critical failures in clinical care included: inadequa…
0y · Female·Unascertained
An unnamed full-term baby was found deceased at Edmondson Park on 19 February 2022, hours after birth. The mother attended Liverpool Hospital with only a placenta, initially denying pregnancy and the baby's existence. Po…
47y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with seizure disorder and schizophrenia being other sign…
Daniel Leehy, a 47-year-old man in custody, died from ischaemic heart disease with significant coronary artery narrowing (60-80%) identified at autopsy. He had a 42-year history of epilepsy and schizophrenia with frequen…
64y · Male·Unascertained
Robert Alexander Muir, a 64-year-old man, was found deceased in Audley Cave in the Royal National Park in November 2022. He had been homeless, regularly attending the One Meal charity service from around 2014 until Decem…
1y · Male·Blunt force abdominal trauma; laceration of spleen with intra-abdominal haemorrh…
A 14-month-old Aboriginal boy died from blunt force abdominal trauma with a splenic laceration on 13 January 2019. He had multiple injuries documented at autopsy including rib fractures, extensive bruising, and patterned…
34y · Female·Unascertained (possibilities: positional asphyxia, drowning, neck compression, d…
Valmai Jane Birch, a 34-year-old woman with a history of drug use, died between 9-21 March 2011 in circumstances that constituted homicide by her partner David Bagster. Her body was found face-down in a wheelie bin with …
49y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a truck
Ashley Paull, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, died after being struck by a truck while walking along the Pacific Highway following his release from police custody. He had been stopped for a positive road…
83y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with her…
Frank Valentine, an 83-year-old man, died from congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and anaemia as contributory conditions. He was serv…
30y · Male·unknown - no postmortem examination performed
This inquest examined the 1995 disappearance of Habtom Ghilagaber, a 30-year-old Eritrean mathematics PhD student at UNSW who was reported missing on 25 September 1995, having last been seen alive on 5 September 1995. Th…
33y · Male·stab wound to the chest
Michael Black, a 33-year-old First Nations man, died from a stab wound to the chest while detained at Parklea Correctional Centre on 22 April 2020. He was stabbed by fellow inmate Emmett Sheard in a crowded holding cell …
45y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis with multi-organ failure caused by pneumonia
A 45-year-old Aboriginal man with poorly managed diabetes and schizophrenia presented to Cowra District Hospital ED with lethargy, cough and fever. Despite being triaged as category 2 (urgent) with abnormal vital signs i…
88y · Female·Complications of cholecystectomy surgery
Margaret Mariani, 88, died from complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone-induced pancreatitis. An iatrogenic small bowel perforation, likely caused by inadvertent suturing during closure, led to perito…
42y · Female·pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of mixed drug toxicity (Ba…
Allyson Bailey, a 42-year-old woman with complex polysubstance use disorder and borderline personality disorder, died from pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage complicated by mixed drug toxicity (baclofen and pregabali…
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