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43y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest; exsanguination and respiratory failure secondary to…
Imad Damouni (43) died from gunshot wounds to the chest after self-immolating with petrol in a parking lot in Sunnybank, Brisbane on 6 April 2020, following a domestic dispute. Police responded appropriately to a suicide…
43y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest, with other significant conditions noted as thermal …
Omid Molayee, a 43-year-old Iranian-born Australian resident, died from gunshot wounds to the chest on 6 April 2020 after a domestic violence incident escalated into a confrontation with police. Following an argument wit…
29y · Male·Effects of fire
Manmeet Sharma, a 29-year-old bus driver, was killed on 28 October 2016 when Anthony O'Donohue, an untreated patient with severe psychotic illness characterised by persecutory delusions, boarded his bus and set him on fi…
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48y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage
James Cummins, a 48-year-old prisoner, died of subarachnoid haemorrhage from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm while in the exercise yard at Townsville Correctional Centre. He had chronic spinal stenosis managed with pregabal…
79y · Male·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of emphysema (chronic obstructive pulmonar…
Herbert Charles Hilsley, aged 79, died of pneumonia secondary to emphysema with contributing ischaemic heart disease while incarcerated at Rockhampton Base Hospital. He had extensive comorbidities including COPD, ischaem…
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…
34y · Male·Hanging
A 34-year-old remand prisoner died by hanging in his cell at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. He had a history of child sexual offences and mental health issues including depression and past self-harm. Initial risk ass…
21y · Male·Gross cerebral trauma due to multiple comminuted depressed fractures of skull du…
Gareth Dodunski, a 21-year-old floorhand, was fatally struck by an ST-80 Iron Roughneck tool on 23 June 2013 while setting a dog collar on a drill string. The driller, Jacob Kilby, activated the ST-80 in a moment of inad…
Male·Multiple injuries due to or as a consequence of an aircraft accident (controlled…
On 11 March 2020, a Cessna 404 aircraft carrying five people crashed near Lockhart River, Queensland, killing all occupants. The pilot attempted two RNAV GNSS instrument approaches in poor weather with heavy rain and low…
64y · Male·End stage liver disease due to Hepatitis C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Thomas Edward Schwartz, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from end-stage liver disease due to Hepatitis C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. He was transferred from Wolston Correctional Centre to Princess Alexandra Hospit…
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 violence compla…
81y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage from fall with exacerbation by anticoagulant therapy
An 81-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer's disease fell at home on 21 December 2020, sustaining a subdural haematoma. Nambour Hospital appropriately ceased her anticoagulant (rivaroxaban) and planned c…
75y · Male·End-stage renal disease, with hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, and diabete…
Edgar Hugh Sandow, a 75-year-old First Nations man, died from end-stage renal disease while incarcerated at Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He had multiple comorbidities including heart failure, diabetes, hypert…
Female·Betty: cardiac arrhythmia complicating heart failure due to consequences of past…
This inquest examined three deaths of young Aboriginal women from Doomadgee (ages 18, 37, and 17) from rheumatic heart disease (RHD) complications between September 2019 and September 2020. All three deaths were preventa…
74y · Male·Aspiration of gastric contents due to paralytic ileus following Whipple surgery …
William Searle, a 74-year-old prisoner, died from aspiration of gastric contents following a Whipple procedure for recurrent ampullary adenoma. The clinical lessons involve recognition of gastroparesis risk in high-risk …
71y · Male·Not determined - presumed death due to an act of violence, but no firm cause est…
Leslie Ralph Ball, a 71-year-old retiree, disappeared in April 1993 and is presumed deceased. After 30 years of investigation across multiple police reviews, the coroner found insufficient evidence to determine the preci…
24y · Male·Shotgun wound to the chest
A 24-year-old crayfish farm worker, Jeffrey Brooks, died from a shotgun wound to the left chest between 1:51pm and 3:30pm on 13 March 1996. Queensland Police investigated and concluded accidental discharge when Brooks re…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries due to struck by falling pipe
Billy-Joh Watts, a 36-year-old truck driver, was fatally struck by a falling steel pipe while acting as a spotter during unloading operations. Multiple contributing factors were identified: he had worked 26 days consecut…
68y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a crocodile attack
A 68-year-old experienced fisherman was fatally attacked by a large saltwater crocodile (4.86m) while fishing alone in a small fibreglass dinghy in Gayundah Creek, Hinchinbrook Channel, Queensland in February 2021. Despi…
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