244 results for “intimate_partner_violence”
59y · Female·Ligature strangulation
Anne Whitelegg, a 59-year-old nurse from Scotland, was murdered by her husband David via ligature strangulation. The death resulted from a pattern of sustained family violence including emotional, physical, and economic …
62y · Male·Shotgun injury to the head
Kon Maximos, aged 62, died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head on 15 October 2023. He was in acute interpersonal crisis following marital separation, family estrangement over infidelity, and police interventi…
36y · Female·drowning caused by self-inhalation of vomit
Valerie Wurramurra, a 36-year-old Aboriginal woman, drowned after inhaling vomit following head injuries sustained in a boat accident on 13 April 2002 between Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island. The coroner made an open…
32y · Female·Injuries caused by asphyxiation and blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by …
Kate Malonyay, a 32-year-old woman, was found dead in her Mosman unit on 22 April 2013. A forensic pathologist determined death resulted from asphyxiation (likely from manual neck compression/strangulation) combined with…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to train over-run
Charles Ross Maxwell Morgan, an 18-year-old Aboriginal man, died when struck by a train near Zillmere Railway Station in January 2012. He was moderately intoxicated with alcohol and cannabis, with recent cannabis use. Th…
39y · Female·Multiple stab wounds
A 39-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her partner following relationship separation. The victim had ended the relationship after her partner exhibited escalating coercive and controlling behaviour throughout their r…
64y · Male·sodium nitrite poisoning
A 64-year-old man on home detention bail died from intentional sodium nitrite poisoning. He had a documented history of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. His GP noted he was 'pretty much suicidal' in February 2…
21y · Male·Stab wound to left chest penetrating lung and heart, causing hypovolemic shock
Aidan Dawson, aged 21, died on 9 February 2013 from a stab wound inflicted by his de facto partner Dimity Brown during a violent home invasion. Intoxicated and aggressive, Dawson broke into her home, assaulted her, obtai…
76y · Male; female·Stab wounds to the arm and chest (Mr Perera); stab wounds to the face and chest …
Two elderly Sri Lankan visitors aged 76 were murdered by their son-in-law following an intervention order requiring his removal from the family home. The deceased visited their daughter in Australia to help with two youn…
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…
49y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
Andrew Lockwood, a 49-year-old man with depression and significant marital discord, died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head on 2 April 2017. He had been diagnosed with major depression and alcohol dependency…
23y · Female·Unknown (homicide)
Leisl Smith, 23 years old, disappeared on 19 August 2012 after being picked up by James Church from Tuggerah Railway Station. She was never found. The coroner concluded on the balance of probabilities that Church killed …
shotgun wounds to chest and arm (homicide)
Two adults, Meagan Wilton (31) and Benjamin Samuel Eyles (34), were murdered by Patrick Stanley Daley on 16 December 2012 in Hamilton, Tasmania. Daley and Wilton had been in a relationship marked by mutual domestic viole…
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 …
46y · Male·Stab injury to the neck
Drew Dax, a 46-year-old man, died from a stab wound to the neck inflicted by his long-term partner Henry Rose during a violent incident on 11 January 2015. The relationship was characterised as a 'master-slave' arrangeme…
33y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the chest
Ju Zhang, 33, was fatally assaulted by her de facto partner Joon Seong Tan on 1 February 2021 after a relationship of two weeks. The death was a case of intimate partner homicide preceded by coercive control, stalking, s…
70y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
Colin Snooks, aged 70, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle driven by his former partner, Janice Bufton, on 30 October 2017. The death occurred in the context of a family violence relation…
6y · Female·Effects of fire
Evlyn James, aged 6 years, died from effects of fire deliberately set by her mother in a parked motor vehicle on 24 March 2022. Her mother Jasmine Thomas was experiencing significant relationship stress, depression, and …
23y · Female·Penetrating and blunt force trauma to the head
Sharnee Ngatai, aged 23, died from penetrating and blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by her domestic partner during a violent assault. She had a documented history of family violence from this partner, including m…
75y · Female·Multiple injuries including stab wounds to the chest
A 75-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her son during a family violence incident. Her son had a 20-year history of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder with poor medication compliance, documented aggression tow…
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