138 results for “paranoia”
19y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy as a result of attempted hanging
A 19-year-old woman with psychosis and depression died from hypoxic encephalopathy following attempted hanging while in involuntary psychiatric admission. She was on R15 (15-minute) observation status due to suicide risk…
36y · Female·Effects of Fire
A 36-year-old woman with a 18-year history of schizophrenia killed herself and her three children (ages 11, 13, and 18) in a house fire with stab wounds on 9 January 2011. Ms Fowler had five involuntary psychiatric admis…
36y · Female·Effects of fire (schizophrenic psychotic episode); for children: effects of fire…
This case involved the deaths of Kylie Fowler (36) and her three children—Samantha (18), Melanie (13), and Matthew (11)—in a house fire on 9 January 2011. Kylie, with an 18-year history of schizophrenia requiring five in…
31y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction
John Pocklington, aged 31, died of acute myocardial infarction while in remand custody. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and untreated cardiac damage. On 28 April 2015, he reported chest pain to a nurse, who …
58y · Male·gunshot wounds
Senior Sergeant Michael James Isles, a 58-year-old Queensland police officer with 34 years of service, disappeared on 23 September 2009. He was the subject of corruption allegations (which proved unfounded), stood down f…
22y · Male·Hanging
…sks or implementing structured follow-up. Within days, Timothy exhibited escalating psychiatric symptoms (paranoia, aggression, self-harm) that were not communicated to his doctor. The coroner found Champix contributed t…
36y · Female·Effects of fire and stab wounds (for Matthew Maher); effects of fire (for Kylie …
Kylie Fowler, a 36-year-old woman with a 18-year history of schizophrenia requiring five involuntary psychiatric admissions, killed herself and her three children (Melanie, 13; Matthew, 11; Samantha, 18) on 9 January 201…
38y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…week of his life, he presented to emergency services and mental health clinic with increasing anxiety and paranoia following a medication change from risperidone depot to aripiprazole (Abilify) in December 2015. His fami…
46y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity and coronary atherosclerosis
A 46-year-old man died in police custody following a domestic violence order breach arrest in Rockhampton, Queensland. The death resulted from a combination of methylamphetamine toxicity, significant coronary artery dise…
41y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
… Health Service Ward 6 on 16 December 2020. She had been admitted following acute psychotic symptoms with paranoia and suicidal ideation. The coroner found multiple inadequacies in her care: failure to remove potential l…
31y · Male·hanging (self-inflicted)
Darryl Walker, a 31-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic schizophrenia and diabetes, died by hanging in Port Lincoln Prison on 2 June 2003. He had been transferred to an isolated management unit (Unit 7) on 1 June after …
Female·Burns due to gas explosion due to motor vehicle collision with building
A 60-year-old man with a long-standing history of seizures experienced an epileptic seizure while driving and lost control of his vehicle. It collided with an LPG gas cylinder outside a café, triggering an explosion that…
22y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to asphyxia (mechanical asphyxiation by nec…
A 22-year-old woman died from asphyxia following strangulation by her boyfriend with schizophrenia. The boyfriend was under mental health service care at Princess Alexandra Hospital. The coroner found his mental health t…
37y · Male·Respiratory arrest in association with medication drug effect and alcohol intoxi…
David James Lee, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, died on 15 July 2007 at Port Hedland Regional Hospital from respiratory arrest associated with medication effect and alcohol intoxication. He arrived at t…
34y · Male·Gunshot injuries to chest and left shoulder
…chotic medication following releases from prison in March and July 2021. After his mother reported severe paranoia in October 2021, a home visit was conducted but no follow-up occurred despite documented plans. The Armad…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
…l 4 February, which never occurred. Post-discharge observations on 2 February showed clear relapse signs (paranoia, disorganisation, medication non-compliance, manic presentation) but inadequate clinical escalation. The …
39y · Male·Effects of fire (self-immolation)
William Gourley, a 39-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man with a long history of mental illness, depression, cannabis dependence, and psychosis, presented to the Latrobe Regional Hospital ED on 6 March 202…
78y · Male·complications of head injuries; antecedent cause: dementia
An 78-year-old man with dementia died from head injuries sustained in a push by his roommate, also with dementia, at an aged care facility. The deceased had multiple prior incidents with the aggressor starting in Novembe…
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