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59y · Female·Unascertained (natural)
A 59-year-old woman with profound intellectual disability and cerebral palsy died in hospital from unascertained natural causes. She had been a state ward since infancy, living in a group home. On 2 July, staff noted let…
47y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds; discharged by police officer during enforcement of Comm…
Ian Fackender, aged 47, died from gunshot wounds during a Community Treatment Order breach enforcement operation in his home. He had severe, treatment-resistant schizophrenia and was acutely psychotic during the incident…
42y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia due to motor vehicle accident
Gary Wayne Walker, a 42-year-old truck driver, died from traumatic asphyxia following a motor vehicle accident on the Arthur Highway, Tasmania. He was driving a prime mover and trailer loaded with approximately 14,000 kg…
41y · Female·neck compression
Kim Lynch, 41, died from neck compression between 12-14 February 2016. She was in a relationship with LM, who had paranoid schizophrenia, substance abuse issues, and a history of violence. Following a family violence inc…
17y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging
A 17-year-old male who transitioned from female died by hanging on 21 April 2020, seven days after discharge from psychiatric inpatient care. He had complex medical needs including chronic back pain, spinal fusion, post-…
29y · Male·complete transection of the vertebral column from the base of the skull sustaine…
A 29-year-old male university student died from complete transection of the vertebral column sustained in a motor vehicle collision while walking on the Brooker Highway at Granton, Tasmania. He had consumed alcohol (BAC …
30y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Vanelee Mitchell, a 30-year-old First Nations man with epilepsy, died suddenly in custody at Townsville Correctional Centre on 10 April 2020. He had suffered a head injury in 2014 resulting in acquired brain injury and s…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of drug toxicity
21-year-old Bazouni Bazouni died from hypoxic brain injury following methamphetamine toxicity ingested at Port Philip Prison. While the coroner concluded the death was not preventable given the excessive drug ingestion, …
0y · Female·Drowning
An 11-month-old girl drowned in a backyard koi fishpond after gaining access to the pond's edge, likely attempting to view the fish. Despite immediate CPR and rapid hospital transfer, she suffered hypoxic-ischaemic brain…
28y · Male·neck compression consequent upon hanging
A 28-year-old man with severe personality disorder, substance use history, and recent suicidal ideation died by hanging. He was admitted to mental health services on 25 February 2019 after suicide threats and high-lethal…
63y · Female·Escherichia coli septicaemia in a lady with multiple comorbidities
Helen Welsh, 63, died from E. coli septicaemia with multiple comorbidities. She presented with respiratory symptoms and underwent bronchoscopy. On discharge day, she deteriorated with fever, altered consciousness, and hy…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder and substance abuse history died from mixed drug toxicity (oxycodone 0.7 mg/L, tramadol, benzodiazepines, cannabis and amphetamines). Emergency services attended after his partner …
31y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine use in a setting of physical restraint in a m…
Anthony Georgiou died on 12 September 2016 after a physical struggle with security officers at Bunnings. He had taken unpaid merchandise and was confronted by loss prevention officers (LPOs) Brenzai and Oyee. When Georgi…
14y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries following a single motorcycle collision
A 14-year-old male died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motorcycle collision on Christmas Day 2020. He was riding an unregistered Yamaha WR 450F at approximately 96 km/h (nearly double the 50 km/h speed …
38y · Male·Multiorgan failure following out of hospital cardiac arrest in a man with methyl…
A 38-year-old Noongar man died from multiorgan failure following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after being restrained in prone position by police. He had injected methylamphetamine and developed excited delirium, becomi…
82y · Female·aspiration pneumonitis
An 82-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spastic tetraplegia and blindness died of aspiration pneumonitis at North West Regional Hospital. She had been deteriorating since a February 2021 palliative care revie…
63y · Male·acute blood loss due to self-inflicted sharp force incisional wounds of the thro…
A 63-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including psoriatic arthritis, depression, prostate cancer, and recent dental issues died by self-inflicted sharp force wounds while on approved leave from a mental heal…
31y · Male·sepsis due to urosepsis and pneumonia on a background of C3 incomplete tetrapleg…
Michael Quinn, a 31-year-old quadriplegic inmate, died from sepsis secondary to urosepsis and pneumonia. He had C3 incomplete tetraplegia from a self-inflicted stab wound in 2013 and was serving a 20-year sentence. An in…
36y · Male·Immersion (drowning)
Quoc Xuan Tran, a 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and autism spectrum disorder, died by drowning in the Swan River on 10 April 2019. He was subject to a Community Treatment Order and had experienced repeate…
80y · Male·Multiple injuries post fall from a roof
An 80-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a roof while cleaning gutters at home. He fell approximately 2 metres from a ladder, sustaining rib, pelvis, and spine fractures, plus vertebral art…
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