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55y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity in a woman with cardiomegaly and chronic obstructive airway …
Janet Foster, 55, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin/morphine combined with benzodiazepines in the context of cardiomegaly and chronic obstructive airway disease. She was a voluntary palliative care patient a…
18y · Female·Generalised tonic-clonic seizure and cardiac arrest arising from severe hyperten…
An 18-year-old pregnant woman presented in labour at 41 weeks and 2 days gestation. From 23 September onwards, she experienced intermittent headaches, epigastric pain, proteinuria and peripheral oedema. At 1755 hours on …
42y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel ileus in a man with cerebral palsy
Michael Davies, a 42-year-old man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in supported accommodation, presented to hospital with vomiting, abdominal distension and pain on 21 October 2019. Investigations revealed small b…
54y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
Paul Peterson, 54, died by hanging after leaving a private psychiatric hospital on unapproved leave while on close observations. He was admitted with major depression, suicidal ideation, and opioid dependence. On 1 July …
34y · Male·Haemopericardium due to dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm
A 34-year-old man with a bicuspid aortic valve presented to ED twice on 5 September 2017 with chest pain. On both occasions, the ED was at full capacity ('Access Block'). He left without being seen both times, before a c…
35y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (fentanyl, morphine, clozapine and aripiprazole)
A 35-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder, opiate use disorder, and amphetamine use disorder died from mixed drug toxicity (fentanyl, morphine, clozapine, and aripiprazole) after absconding from an inpatient ment…
41y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of tuberous sclerosis
James Daniel Bankin, a 41-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was admitted to hospital following a prolonged seizure in July 2019 and subsequently placed on palliative ca…
56y · Male·Unascertained (likely natural causes)
Robert Louis Gerrard, a 56-year-old man with longstanding muscular dystrophy, osteoporosis, scoliosis and respiratory issues, died in supported residential care. He reported feeling unwell on 6 September 2019; a locum do…
78y · Male·Unascertained
Yik Sua Hong, a 78-year-old Cambodian-Australian, died on or after 29 October 2017 after being swept out to sea while rock fishing at Rye Back Beach, Victoria. His cause of death remains unascertained, likely drowning. T…
48y · Male·unascertained
Robb Thomas Lawson, a 48-year-old man with a long history of mental illness including depression, anxiety, paranoia and multiple suicide attempts, disappeared in July 2007 after declining psychiatric care. He had been ma…
63y · Male·Cerebral infarction complicating vertebral artery dissection following motor veh…
Keith Walter Sharp, 63, sustained a motor vehicle collision causing vertebral artery dissection and subsequent cerebral infarction. At Albury Base Hospital, initial CT imaging at 10:44am identified significant cervical s…
47y · Male·Metastatic mesothelioma
James John Wilson, a 47-year-old man imprisoned at Port Phillip Prison, died from metastatic mesothelioma on 5 May 2019 at St Vincent's Hospital. He was diagnosed with epithelioid mesothelioma in January 2019 following C…
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity in the setting of ischaemic heart disease
Laurie Cartledge, a 44-year-old man with intellectual disability and acquired brain injury, died from heroin toxicity complicated by severe coronary artery atherosclerosis just one day after release from prison. He had b…
57y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries in a man with ischaemic heart dis…
Stephen Johnston, a 57-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, obesity, depression and alcohol dependence, was assaulted on 7 December 2016 by Kevin Knowles and Amanda Bourke after an evening of drinking. Johnston suf…
27y · Male·unascertained causes
Trevor Tascas, 27, disappeared between 7-10 October 2005 from a property in Whittington, Victoria where he lived with Lawrence Butler and Jodi Harris. No body was located. Evidence suggested Tascas died during this perio…
68y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a light plane incident
Four occupants of a Piper PA-28 light aircraft died when it impacted water in Bass Strait on 29 January 2016. The aircraft was operated under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) by experienced private pilots who were aware of dete…
65y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a light plane incident
A Piper PA-28 aircraft crashed into the Bass Strait in January 2016, killing four occupants including pilot Ian Chamberlain. The aircraft departed Moorabbin Airport in deteriorating weather conditions unsuitable for visu…
63y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a light plane incident
Four occupants of a light aircraft (VH-PXD) died when it impacted water in Bass Strait on 29 January 2016 while attempting to fly from Melbourne to King Island in poor weather. All three licensed pilots aboard were aware…
55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a light plane incident
On 29 January 2016, four occupants of a Piper PA-28 aircraft (VH-PXD) departed Moorabbin Airport in Victoria for King Island in poor weather conditions. All three licensed pilots knew conditions were unsuitable for VFR f…
70y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis
Bruce Camp, a 70-year-old man with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis. He presented to a general practitioner on 29 March 2019 with ab…
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