192 results for “domestic homicide”
24y · Female·Head injury from repeated blunt force trauma
A 24-year-old woman was fatally assaulted by her intimate partner after a period of escalating domestic and family violence. The perpetrator had a documented history of violent DFV across multiple relationship…
36y · Male·Large calibre gunshot wound to the chest
A 36-year-old Aboriginal man died from a gunshot wound to the chest inflicted by police during a confrontation while attempting to enforce a restraining order. After the deceased fled from police, he attacked a police of…
47y · Female·Acute external blood loss and multiple stab wounds to the neck
A 47-year-old woman was killed by her estranged husband in a family violence homicide. The perpetrator had a history of back injury leading to depression, unemployment, and financial dependen…
42y · Female·Complications of cutaneous burns
Nicole Joy Millar, 42, died from severe burns inflicted by her intimate partner in a premeditated attack at a petrol station. She had disclosed prior intimate partner violence to support services but remained isolated an…
53y · Female·Stab wounds of the neck and chest
Karen Michelle Kugel, aged 53, died from stab wounds to the neck and chest inflicted by Mark Anthony Mason on 29 November 2013. Mason had a 21-incident history of offending against Ms Kugel and was subject to a non-conta…
37y · Female·Contact gunshot wound to the head
Olga Neubert, a 37-year-old woman from the Philippines, was shot fatally by her estranged husband Klaus Dieter Neubert on 14 May 2015 in Hobart, Tasmania. She had recently separated from him following escalating controll…
29y · Female·blunt head injuries
Sharon Denise Siermans, a 29-year-old mother, was murdered by Jason Dinsley in April 2013 while he was on parole. Dinsley had a long history of violent sexual offences and had tested positive to cannabis in March 2013, t…
32y · Female·Multiple stab injuries to the neck
Deepshikha Godara, a 32-year-old physiotherapist from India, was killed by her husband Sunil Beniwal through multiple stab injuries to the neck following blunt force trauma to her head. The death occurred in the context …
30y · Male·Benjamin Mark Aherne: gunshot wound to the head. John William Clements: suicide …
Two deaths occurred during a coordinated police response to a family violence incident in Devonport, Tasmania. John William Clements shot and killed Benjamin Mark Aherne, critically wounded Christina Rowlands, and then s…
33y · Female·Drowning contributed to by high level of intoxication (blood alcohol 0.192%)
Sarah Johnson, 33-year-old Aboriginal woman, was found dead on Lameroo Beach on 1 January 2002 after drowning. She had a blood alcohol level of 0.192% and was intoxicated. Evidence indicates she was at the Hippe Club on …
38y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
Wayne Brown, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by his brother Shane during a family violence incident at their parents' home on 10 June 2016. Wayne had a documented history of pe…
33y · Female·Compression of the neck
Ms Marzieh Rahimi, a 33-year-old Afghan refugee, died from compression of the neck following an incident with her husband. She had disclosed a history of extensive physical, verbal, financial and emotional abuse. In the …
40y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
…ation gathering from all witnesses, and adequate mental health assessment when relationship breakdown and domestic violence escalate.
29y · Female·Blunt force injuries to the head
Catherine Louise Haley, a 29-year-old woman, was fatally assaulted by her de facto partner Shane Robertson on 9 March 2018. Robertson displayed escalating controlling and possessive behaviour including obsessive phone mo…
26y · Female·Multiple stab wounds
…ting family violence. Critical clinical and systemic lessons include: (1) Recognition of intimate partner homicide as a preventable outcome requiring multi-agency coordination; (2) The importance of proper risk assessmen…
53y · Female·Multiple stab wounds inflicted by an unknown assailant
Linda Parker, 53 years old, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by an unknown assailant. She lived with her 16-year-old daughter, Nicky Sweet, in a relationship characterised by severe family violence. Ms Sweet was …
57y · Female·Positional asphyxia
AA, aged 57, died from positional asphyxia following a fatal assault by her brother BB during a family dispute about money and aged care responsibilities. BB was caring for their elderly father GG, who had recently been …
29y · Female·Cocaine toxicity
Mayumi Spencer, a 29-year-old woman, died from cocaine toxicity on 17 January 2015. At approximately 4:00 AM, her husband Dr S. discovered her having a seizure and vomiting. Rather than immediately calling emergency serv…
59y · Female·Gunshot injuries to the head
…ications, and became dependent on alcohol. She was receiving psychiatric support but did not disclose the domestic violence to her treating psychiatrist. The psychiatric sessions addressed body image and anxiety issues r…
Female·carbon monoxide toxicity
Between 16-17 October 2016, Fernando Manrique deliberately introduced carbon monoxide gas into the family home in Davidson, NSW, killing his wife Maria and children Elisa (11) and Martin (10) while they slept. The corone…
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