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37y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
Sharni Dee Connolly, a 37-year-old registered nurse turned naturopath, died from multiple drug toxicity following a hamstring injury requiring opioid analgesia. She was prescribed excessive quantities of pregabalin (105m…
31y · Male·Blunt force head and neck injury caused by all-terrain vehicle landing on deceas…
Benjamin Watts, 31, died from blunt force head and neck trauma when an ATV he was driving at Darwin Correctional Centre rolled over and landed on him. He was not wearing a seatbelt or helmet despite manufacturer warnings…
9y · Male·Traumatic head injury with diffuse cerebral swelling and subdural haemorrhage ca…
Bradyn Dillon, aged 9, was brutally beaten to death by his father Graham Dillon in February 2016. The inquest examined how multiple agencies—police, child protection, education, and health services—failed to protect him …
45y · Male·coronary artery disease and mechanical asphyxia in a man using cocaine
A 45-year-old man with a history of drug-induced psychosis, cocaine use, and underlying coronary artery disease died in police custody following physical restraint at a licensed bar. After consuming cocaine, he experienc…
45y · Male·drowning and intoxication with methamphetamine and other substances
45-year-old male with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and anxiety died from drowning combined with acute methamphetamine intoxication. In the weeks before death, he displayed escalating paranoia and del…
53y · Female·unascertained natural causes
Ms Rona, a 53-year-old woman with major depression, was admitted involuntarily to Bungarabee House psychiatric unit on 6 August 2018 after presenting with catatonic features, mutism, and refusal to eat or drink. She was …
3y · Female·tramadol toxicity
A 3-year-old girl in state care died from tramadol toxicity after accessing prescribed opioid medication left unsecured in her carer's bedroom. The child was removed from her mother's care due to neglect and substance ab…
56y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries deliberately inflicted
Gayle Elizabeth Woodford, a 56-year-old registered nurse working in Fregon, APY Lands, was abducted and murdered on 23 March 2016 by Dudley Davey, who had a long history of violent sexual offences dating back to age 14. …
38y · Male·Unascertained; most likely exposure after walking in bushland
Sebastian Poulson, age 38, disappeared from Wangkatjunka Community in remote Western Australia on 19 October 2014. He had serious cardiac conditions including rheumatic heart disease, decompensated congestive heart failu…
32y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and reflux oesophagitis
Timothy Luke Rubenach, aged 32, died of aspiration pneumonia following severe reflux oesophagitis. He had profound intellectual disability and drug-resistant epilepsy from meningococcal infection at 5 months. His parents…
31y · Male·Coronary artery disease in a man using synthetic cannabinoids
A 31-year-old man with pre-existing coronary artery disease and supraventricular tachycardia died suddenly after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Cumyl-PeGACLONE) and drinking alcohol at home. He was found unresponsive ap…
64y · Male·Complications of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease following a fall
Ian Gould, a 64-year-old man with a non-MRI compatible pacemaker, presented with vision loss in June 2019. Initial neurological and ophthalmological evaluation was normal; functional visual loss was suspected. He develop…
17y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine)
A 17-year-old male died from mixed drug toxicity involving 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine after consuming a substance he believed was MDMA or psilocybin, obtained from unregulated drug markets. He experienced severe s…
38y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest caused by mixed…
Constance Burrett, 38, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine overdose) causing hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and cardiorespiratory arrest. The coroner found it more likely than not that her partn…
42y · Male·Blunt force head and chest injuries caused by a traffic crash where he was the d…
Patrick Wayne Bloomfield, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man, died from blunt force head and chest injuries when his vehicle rolled on the Plenty Highway after police initiated a pursuit from a random breath testing (RBT) stat…
40y · Female·Cerebral oedema of unknown aetiology with probable contribution from Hashimoto's…
Sarah Louise Rose, aged 40, died from cerebral oedema of unknown aetiology with probable contribution from Hashimoto's encephalopathy. She had been diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in late 2011 and prescribed thyro…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (25C-NBOMe, 4-fluoroamphetamine, doxylamine)
A 32-year-old man died from mixed drug toxicity after consuming tablets he believed were MDMA, which actually contained 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine—novel psychoactive substances (NPS) of unknown potency obtained fr…
30y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (4-Fluoroamphetamine, 25C-NBOMe, dimethylamphetamine, methyl…
Jason, aged 30, died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting what he believed to be MDMA but which actually contained 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine, combined with GHB. He experienced seizures and collapsed; CPR was …
22y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to restraint in the context of combin…
A 22-year-old male died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following restraint during acute intoxication with novel psychoactive substances (NPS). He unknowingly ingested 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine (sold as MDM…
56y · Male·Hanging
A 56-year-old man with a long history of bipolar affective disorder and alcohol misuse died by hanging between 18–20 December 2018. He presented to hospital on 16 December after expressing suicidal intent (plan to overdo…
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