189 results for “domestic violence homicide”
37y · Male·Acute external and internal blood loss from single stab wound to upper left ches…
MWJ, aged 37, was fatally stabbed by his intimate partner EW on 24 December 2016 during an escalating domestic argument. The coroner identified significant systemic failures in Community Corrections management of bot…
33y · Female·Multiple Injuries
…ugust 2015 by her partner Brendan Neil and his associate Wayne Marmo in circumstances of intimate partner violence. The coroner identified significant systemic failures in service provision that potentially contributed t…
21y · Male·Cause of death unascertained but not from natural causes; injuries inflicted by …
…found evidence of injuries inflicted by another person and believed the fire was deliberately lit. Family violence involving his older brother James was a significant background factor—James had multiple police attendanc…
28y · Female·hypovolaemia due to spleen laceration due to blunt force trauma to the torso
…ration. Critical failures included: police misclassifying her 000 calls as general disturbance instead of domestic violence, failing to access his criminal history or EMD location data, and dismissing her complaints; lac…
21y · Male·Stab wound to left chest penetrating lung and heart, causing hypovolemic shock
…feared for her life and did not intend his death. The coroner examined police response to 13 prior family violence incidents and found that more robust protective orders should have been imposed after June 2012 when Daws…
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…
24y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple stab wounds to chest and multiple incised wounds of n…
… expected tests), inadequate inter-agency communication between correctional services, mental health, and domestic violence services, failure to implement domestic violence risk assessments despite a strangulation incide…
76y · Male; female·Stab wounds to the arm and chest (Mr Perera); stab wounds to the face and chest …
…sed visited their daughter in Australia to help with two young children in a context of documented family violence by the husband. Police served an interim intervention order prohibiting the husband from the home, and af…
44y · Female·blunt force head injuries
…ad documented feeling 'trapped' in the relationship. This case highlights the dangers of intimate partner violence and the importance of recognising controlling and possessive behaviour patterns in relationships. Mr Mich…
1y · Male·Blunt force abdominal trauma; laceration of spleen with intra-abdominal haemorrh…
…en. Family and support services were involved but were unaware the mother's partner (who had a history of violence) was living in the home. Child protection agencies did not conduct a full safety assessment following his…
36y · Female·stab injury to neck with transection of left common carotid artery
…ubik, a 36-year-old Polish immigrant, was fatally stabbed in the neck by her husband Peter Lubik during a domestic dispute on 25 January 2009. The autopsy confirmed the stab wound transected the left common carotid arter…
33y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the chest
… Seong Tan on 1 February 2021 after a relationship of two weeks. The death was a case of intimate partner homicide preceded by coercive control, stalking, sexual abuse, and jealous/controlling behaviour. The coroner foun…
20y · Female·unascertained
…tance of pregnant women receiving robust psychosocial support and safety assessment when intimate partner violence is disclosed; and the need for medical professionals to escalate concerns about threats to police rather …
32y · Female·Stab wound to the back extending into the posterior neck, causing subtotal trans…
…ercive control, financial abuse, obsessive jealousy, and controlling behaviours, though no prior physical violence occurred. Coman had attempted suicide days before the homicide after the relationship ended. Eastern Heal…
35y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest
…adherence monitoring, and appropriate escalation when patients present with active psychotic symptoms and violence risk.
Male·Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head (Walker); Homicidal cutthroat (Morrison…
Two deaths occurred at a Katherine residence: Jacqueline Morrison (homicide by cutthroat on 9 February 2008) and Wayne Walker (suicide by self-inflicted gunshot on 13 February 2008)…
53y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds to the head
…holas McSweeney in what was determined to be self-defence. The death occurred following escalating family violence tensions. McSweeney had reported concerns to police on the morning of the incident that Bardho was develo…
36y · Female·Unascertained
…isk assessment of the 6 March 2021 incident as 'medium risk' when Loughnane's extensive history of family violence across six previous partners, multiple intervention order breaches, and prison sentences warranted 'high …
43y · Female·suffocation
…, was killed by her husband through suffocation on 7 March 2017 after years of coercive control, physical violence, and emotional abuse. A critical police response on 17 August 2016 when Ms K reported car vandalism faile…
3y · Female·Complications of blunt force trauma to the abdomen
…tal with fatal injuries already sustained. The case highlights risks associated with step-parental family violence and the importance of recognising family violence contexts in emergency presentations.
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