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35y · Male·intraperitoneal haemorrhage from an anastomotic leak from a transplanted renal a…
Luke Wood, a 35-year-old kidney transplant recipient, died 11 days post-transplant from intraperitoneal haemorrhage due to anastomotic leak from the transplanted renal artery. While post-operative inpatient care and init…
67y · Male·hypothermia
Richard Thorn, a 67-year-old man with a history of alcoholism and back problems affecting mobility, was found deceased on his bedroom floor. Autopsy confirmed death from hypothermia (core temperature <35°C), evidenced by…
38y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained as a result of being struck by a bus at the intersec…
Mijin Shin, age 38, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a bus at an intersection while legally crossing with the pedestrian signal. The bus driver did not see her due to a combination of: her small statu…
28y · Male·drowning while swimming in the Parramatta River in an attempt to evade police
Amir Chouman, age 28, died by drowning in the Parramatta River on 10 January 2013 while attempting to evade police. He fled during a police search after exiting a taxi, jumping into the river and swimming away from pursu…
21y · Male·undetermined - coroner unable to determine place, manner or cause of death
Richard Sajko, a 21-year-old car detailer, disappeared on 13 May 1995 after finishing his shift at AVIS, Mascot. He was last seen leaving work at midnight in his red Commodore with an unknown passenger. His abandoned car…
10y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest due to compl…
AA, a 10-year-old boy with morbid obesity and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died from hypoxic brain injury after a cardiorespiratory arrest. He had been admitted to hospital in May 2008 with these diagnoses and was pr…
10y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest due to compl…
A 10-year-old boy with severe obstructive sleep apnoea and morbid obesity died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiorespiratory arrest. Despite repeated medical interventions and explicit warnings that his condition…
42y · Male·Extensive blunt trauma injuries sustained during the course of rescuing an injur…
Michael Wilson, an experienced SCAT (Special Casualty Access Team) paramedic, died from extensive blunt trauma injuries sustained during a rescue operation at Bridal Veil Falls on 24 December 2011. A canyoner had fallen …
Male·Combined effects of hypothermia and incised wounds to the neck
Edward Ronald Vuissoz, a boarding house resident at Kings Cross, Sydney, was reported missing on 30 July 2012 after not being seen for several days. His body was discovered on 8 August 2012 in thick scrub at Balls Head R…
39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
Stanley Allan Lord, a 39-year-old man, died from dilated cardiomyopathy while in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital. He had a long-standing cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, presenting acutely with …
32y · Female·Injuries caused by asphyxiation and blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by …
Kate Malonyay, a 32-year-old woman, was found dead in her Mosman unit on 22 April 2013. A forensic pathologist determined death resulted from asphyxiation (likely from manual neck compression/strangulation) combined with…
21y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained from being struck by a train; death by suicide while…
Alana Goldsmith, a 21-year-old woman with long-standing anorexia nervosa, died by suicide on 22 July 2011 after stepping in front of a train at Summer Hill Railway Station. She was admitted to Wesley Eating Disorder Clin…
46y · Male·Gunshot wound to chest inflicted by NSW police officer
Mark David Bennett, 46, died on 23 November 2012 after being shot twice in the chest by Leading Senior Constable Damien Livermore during a police pursuit in Redfern, Sydney. Bennett had stolen a truck and driven it dange…
16y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging, self-inflicted, with aspiration of gastric contents as …
Sean MacWilliam, 16 years old, died by asphyxia due to hanging on 24 March 2011. He had been admitted involuntarily to an adult mental health facility (Chisholm Ross Centre) following a mental health crisis on 15 March 2…
26y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when she lost control of her car and crashed into a …
Sarah Durazza, 26, died when her car crashed on Wakehurst Parkway after she lost control while on a phone call. Evidence suggests momentary distraction by mobile phone use caused her to run onto the left verge, overcorre…
44y · Female·natural causes, possibly a cardiac arrhythmia
Josephine Lambert, 44-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died at Cumberland Hospital on 28 July 2011. She was found unconscious in the hallway and could not be resuscitated. The autopsy initially sugg…
23y · Male·Drowning following being hit by a large wave and washed into the ocean while sta…
Christopher Drake, a 23-year-old law student, drowned on 16 March 2013 after being struck by a large wave at North Curl Curl rock pool and washed unconscious into the ocean. He likely lost consciousness from a head injur…
40y · Male·multiple injuries sustained when the motorcycle he was riding at speed failed to…
Scott Pickford, aged 40, died from multiple injuries sustained when his motorcycle collided with a street sign during a police pursuit on 26 December 2012. He was initially stopped at a random breath testing site but fle…
48y · Male·Incised wounds to the neck
Trevor Foster, a 48-year-old man with severe mental illness (bipolar disorder and schizophrenia), died from incised wounds to his neck. In late 2011, after ceasing prescribed psychotropic medication, his mental health de…
24y · Male·Combination of factors including methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, …
Pat Morena, a 24-year-old drug dealer under police surveillance, died during restraint in the prone position after being apprehended on suspicion of drug offences. He was acutely intoxicated with high-concentration methy…
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