243 results for “relationship breakdown”
21y · Male·Unascertained causes
Rodney Norman Galvin, age 21, disappeared from his home in Ballarat East, Victoria on 6 April 1987 and is presumed deceased. Despite extensive police investigation and multiple proof-of-life checks over decades, his body…
57y · Female·Asphyxia - Inhalation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
…re check. Police obtained information about her mental health history, previous suicide attempts, recent breakdown, and family separation, but determined welfare check was unnecessary as there was no 'imminent and serio…
34y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when the car he was driving collided with a tree
A 34-year-old man with a history of depression and a previous suicide attempt died when he intentionally drove his car into a tree. He had been prescribed antidepressants by his GP following assessment for severe depress…
26y · Female·Pentobarbitone toxicity
…ed: workplace dissatisfaction, recent euthanasia of her beloved dog, witnessing a joey struck by a car, relationship breakdown, and unsuccessful job application. Clinic immediately implemented improved drug storage and s…
43y · Male·multiple injuries due to motor vehicle collision with a tree
A 43-year-old man died by intentional motor vehicle collision with a tree on 2 January 2014. He was facing serious criminal charges including alleged indecent assault and domestic violence offences. After disclosing suic…
19y · Male·Hanging (intentional suicide)
This is a coronial finding into the death of Duke Mataku Tera, a 19-year-old of Maori descent who died by hanging on 1 May 2007. Duke had a history of depression, substance abuse, anger management issues, and previous su…
33y · Male·Self-inflicted hanging
…of appetite, depressed mood, withdrawal, and destruction of his girlfriend's letters and photographs. A relationship breakdown with his girlfriend triggered acute distress. However, this critical information from fellow …
29y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…irearms licence obtained in 2014. At the time of his death, he was experiencing emotional distress from relationship breakdown, financial worries, and workplace difficulties. He had been assessed by psychiatry in January…
38y · Male·gunshot wound to the left side of the neck resulting in basal skull fracture, su…
…ong history of violent offending and mental health issues including chronic suicidality precipitated by relationship breakdown. Police were called after he assaulted family members, threatened them with a knife, and set …
38y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
…prescribers ('doctor shopping'). After disclosure of his dependence, GP Dr H. established a therapeutic relationship and supervised a gradual tapering plan with monitoring. DA complied reasonably well from January 2019 o…
35y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
…F received inadequate mandatory reports missing critical information. Ralph sought help for alcohol and relationship issues but was inadequately supported. Services lacked early intervention capacity. The coroner found t…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
…ouse psychiatric unit. He presented to ED on 29 September with paracetamol/panadeine overdose following relationship breakdown. Clinical lessons include: (1) CATT clinician should have conducted face-to-face review rathe…
37y · Female·Drowning
Nicole McCarroll, a 37-year-old woman with a significant psychiatric history including depression and previous suicide attempts, died by drowning on 22 January 2010. She had experienced a domestic dispute the previous da…
23y · Male·Neck compression as a result of hanging
…g review, and no mental health clinician contact post-November 2017 despite ongoing psychotic symptoms. Relationship breakdown, stressors about his children, and isolation as a withdrawn inmate went unaddressed. Absence …
37y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head, with alcohol intoxication a significant contributing …
John Fredrick Schulte died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Christmas Day 2018 following the breakdown of his marriage. The inquest identified critical failures in police response to multiple domestic violen…
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
Benjamen Robert Wildman, aged 37, died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest while in police custody on 29 December 2020. He had a lifelong history of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming …
27y · Male·Hanging
… died by hanging. He had experienced recent family violence incidents as both perpetrator and victim in relationships, leading to a Family Violence Intervention Order and police involvement on multiple occasions. While m…
15y · Male·Hanging
Zachary Harvey, aged 15, died by hanging at his home on 6 March 2009, three days after breaking up with his girlfriend. The coroner found no evidence of mental health issues, self-reported problems, or previous concernin…
48y · Male·Multiple injuries
A 48-year-old man died in a motor vehicle collision during a police pursuit after assaulting his domestic partner and taking her vehicle without permission. He deliberately drove into the path of a semi-trailer with appa…
46y · Male·Hanging (suicide)
John Pritchard, born in the UK in 1968, died by suicide (hanging) in his Manly apartment in November 2014, having lived for 17 years under the assumed name Paul Lachlan. The inquest was primarily concerned with establish…
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