192 results for “domestic homicide”
21y · Male·Cause of death unascertained but not from natural causes; injuries inflicted by …
…ition. No definitive cause of death or fire was established, though the evidence pointed toward potential homicide.
51y · Female·Head and neck injuries
A 51-year-old woman was murdered by her husband in a brutal attack in their garage, with head and neck injuries as the cause of death. The coroner found that problem gambling was a significant contributing stressor to th…
26y · Female·Stab wounds to the abdomen and back
… at Dandenong Hospital but died from her injuries. The coroner emphasised that this was a family violence homicide preceded by controlling and abusive behaviour including verbal abuse, jealousy, and coercive control. Fri…
35y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
…rvices; however, police failed to recognise coercive control (newly legislated in 2024), did not initiate domestic violence orders despite clear opportunities, and did not seize Ralph's firearms despite knowing they were…
23y · Female·Penetrating and blunt force trauma to the head
Sharnee Ngatai, aged 23, died from penetrating and blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by her domestic partner during a violent assault. She had a documented history of family violence from this partner, incl…
35y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest
Chan Chen, 35, was killed by her husband Andrew Luo in their home through stab wounds to the chest. Luo had displayed increasingly erratic behaviour throughout 2019, including delusions of persecution, beliefs that Chen …
21y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
Dan Lin, a 21-year-old woman, was killed by her mother-in-law in a violent domestic assault. This death occurred within the context of family violence, with prior documented physical assaul…
20y · Female·Neck compression
… a 20-year-old woman, died from neck compression on 23 October 2013 in circumstances highly suggestive of homicide by her de facto partner, Troy Boothey, despite an initial presentation as suicide. The medical examinatio…
58y · Female·Stab wounds to chest
A 58-year-old woman died from stab wounds inflicted by her husband during a domestic violence incident. The marriage had been deteriorating with documented controlling and abusive behaviour …
67y · Female·Head injuries
…mproved primary prevention of family violence and tailored recovery programs for young people affected by domestic violence.
Female·Domestic violence homicides: Miss Yunupiŋu—stab wound to chest; Ngeygo Ragurrk—b…
This landmark coronial finding examines four domestic violence deaths of Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory—Miss Yunupiŋu (2018), Ngeygo Ragurrk (2019)…
33y · Female·Multiple Injuries
…of warrants against Neil; and Women's Health West made insufficient contact attempts with Quinlan after a domestic violence referral. The coroner found that while the death itself resulted from deliberate criminal acts, …
63y · Male·Head injury
Mr John Reed, aged 63, died from head injury sustained during an assault by his domestic partner Ms Gayle Dunlop on 18 July 2015 at their Seaford home. He was admitted to Alfred Hospital and die…
56y · Female·acute pentobarbitone toxicity
56-year-old woman died from acute pentobarbitone toxicity in her Sydney apartment on 27-28 May 2016. She had a long history of mental health issues, depression, substance use, and prior self-harm. She had recently obtain…
59y · Female·Ligature strangulation
… including emotional, physical, and economic abuse. David controlled finances, threatened deportation and homicide, and assaulted Anne when she threatened to leave. The coroner identified lack of public awareness of fami…
36y · Female·Unascertained
Maryam Hamka, 36, was killed by her intimate partner Toby Loughnane on 11 April 2021. The coroner found cause of death unascertained due to skeletal remains. Critical systemic failures included: Victoria Police's risk as…
44y · Female·blunt force head injuries
Kerry Lyn Michael, 44, died from blunt force head injuries sustained during a homicidal attack by her husband Robin Michael on Mount Roland, Tasmania on 11 February 2015. Mr Michael struck his wife between 3 and 8 times …
31y · Male·Gunshot injury to the chest
A 31-year-old male died from a gunshot wound to the chest inflicted during a violent confrontation. The deceased had stalked and threatened the shooter following an unfounded belief that the shooter was romantically invo…
21y · Male·Stab wound to left chest penetrating lung and heart, causing hypovolemic shock
Aidan Dawson, aged 21, died on 9 February 2013 from a stab wound inflicted by his de facto partner Dimity Brown during a violent home invasion. Intoxicated and aggressive, Dawson broke into her home, assaulted her, obtai…
20y · Female·unascertained
Alyce Pollett, a 20-year-old pregnant woman, was found dead in her bed on 14 July 2011 after being unwell for approximately one week with flu-like symptoms. Autopsy findings were concerning for possible asphyxia due to n…
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