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23y · Male·blunt force head injuries sustained when thrown from his horse during a race
A 23-year-old jockey, Reece Potter, died from severe head injuries sustained when thrown from his horse during a race at Tottenham Picnic Races on 12 March 2011. The horse 'Half Handy' suffered a spontaneous fractured pe…
84y · Female·coronary artery thrombosis on a background of multiple co-morbidities including …
An 84-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (cardiac disease, cerebrovascular disease, dementia, pneumonia) died of coronary artery thrombosis at hospital. The family alleged she was fatally overdosed with morphine …
75y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer
Patrick Hudd, a 75-year-old prisoner serving a 27-year sentence, died of metastatic lung cancer at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in 2012, received two courses of chemotherapy at…
79y · Female·Unascertained
Natalie Jean Wood, aged 79, was found deceased in her Surry Hills home in July 2011, approximately 7 years after her death in February 2004. She had lived alone in poor conditions without functioning utilities or telepho…
63y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries and mechanical asphyxia
Albert Constable, a 63-year-old heavy vehicle driver, died when his truck suddenly swerved across the median strip and crashed into a building at approximately 11:30 PM on 23 May 2013. The coroner found no mechanical fau…
36y · Female·multiple stab wounds to the trunk inflicted by a known person
Chloe Heuston, aged 36, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by a known person with an untreated mental illness. The coroner found that ambiguities in the Mental Health Act 2007 regarding scheduling criteria may have…
87y · Male·multiple stab wounds to the body inflicted by a known person
Nicholas Waterlow, aged 87, was killed by multiple stab wounds inflicted by a known person with untreated mental illness. The coroner found that ambiguities in the Mental Health Act 2007 may have hindered appropriate inv…
Unknown·Injuries sustained in violent attack by Antony Waterlow (stab wounds caused by k…
Nicholas Waterlow and his daughter Chloe Heuston were fatally attacked by Antony Waterlow, Nicholas's son and Chloe's brother, in November 2009. Antony suffered from untreated paranoid schizophrenia, characterized by per…
44y · Male·cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema consequent upon ingestion of Alpha-PVP (Smoki…
Glenn Punch, a 44-year-old truck driver, died from cardiac arrest and cerebral oedema following intravenous injection of Alpha-PVP (Smokin Slurry), a synthetic cathinone derivative. He purchased the drug from a retail ch…
42y · Male·Nick Karayiannis: ligature strangulation inflicted by cellmate Tien Tran; Tien T…
Two remand prisoners died in a shared cell at Silverwater Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre: Nick Karayiannis was killed by his cellmate Tien Tran via ligature strangulation, and Tran subsequently hanged himself. …
19y · Female·Not determined - cause and manner of death could not be established as body was …
Belinda Peisley, aged 19, disappeared on 26 September 1998 after leaving Blue Mountains Hospital in Katoomba, NSW. The coroner found it likely that she is deceased but could not determine the cause or manner of death as …
19y · Unknown·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest as a result of injuries sustained …
Two teenagers, Eliza Wannan (19) and William Dalton-Brown (19), died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest after being run over and crushed by a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old learner driver at a private pr…
Male·gunshot wound
Mark Mason died in November 2011 during a police operation in Collarenebri when shot by a police officer. The officer claimed he acted in self-defence after being attacked by Mason; the family disputed this account and o…
19y · Female·undetermined - no body recovered
Rose Rain Howell, a 19-year-old with autism, disappeared on 11 April 2003 while hitchhiking from Bellingen towards her home in Bundagen, NSW. Her body was never found. The coroner concluded she was deceased on the balanc…
37y · Male·Single gunshot wound deliberately self-inflicted while in police custody
Jason Lee Plum, a 37-year-old man with bipolar disorder, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while in police custody at Wagga Wagga. Arrested for domestic violence, he was not searched before being placed in a polic…
32y · Male·Unknown - open finding. Coroner established deceased died after 8 March 1973 in …
Michael Kenneth Chandler disappeared on 8 March 1973 from Griffith, NSW, and has never been located or made contact with family. The coroner found, on the balance of probabilities, that he is deceased, based on 40 years …
Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to anaphylaxis caused by walnut ingestion
Raymond Cho, a secondary school student with a known walnut allergy, died of hypoxic brain injury following anaphylaxis at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on 24 May 2011. He suffered anaphylaxis after ingesting walnuts, lik…
Male·Extreme prematurity
Ty Lacey was born at 24.2 weeks gestation with Twin to Twin Transfer Syndrome (TTTS) after his co-twin died in utero. His parents explicitly requested full resuscitation and transfer to Sydney. When Mrs Lacey laboured at…
Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis following lower leg fractu…
Two women aged 48 and 59 presented to Shellharbour Hospital ED with lower leg fractures sustained in falls. Both were treated conservatively with immobilization (splint and plaster back slab) and discharged home without …
45y · Male·Traumatic neck and hypoxic brain injuries suffered in a high-speed powerboat rac…
Daryl Hamilton, a highly experienced 45-year-old powerboat racer, died on 23 February 2009 after being ejected from his racing boat during a high-speed drag race on Kogarah Bay, Sydney. At approximately 100 mph, excessiv…
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