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45y · Male·pneumonia in a man with mucopolysaccharidosis-III
45-year-old man with mucopolysaccharidosis-III died from pneumonia following rapid deterioration over 48 hours. He presented with cold-like symptoms on 21 July; examined by locum doctor Dr B. who found normal vital signs…
40y · Male·unascertained natural cause
A 40-year-old man in supported residential care was found unresponsive in bed and died. The cause of death was determined to be unascertained natural causes. The coroner found the death was reportable because he was a pe…
41y · Male·Drowning
A 41-year-old man drowned at Skenes Creek Beach while swimming with his sons during a family holiday. He was a strong swimmer, as were his children who attended weekly swimming lessons. The death was unexpected and unnat…
28y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Christopher George, a 28-year-old man with a history of depression and suicidal ideation, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while police conducted a welfare check at his home. He had stopped taking sertraline (ant…
33y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest (tension hemopneumothorax resulting from stab wounds)
A 33-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her separated de facto partner following a 18-year relationship marked by escalating family violence. Multiple agencies had contact with the victim in the weeks before her death…
55y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with Down Syndrome
Glenn Thomas King, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, asthma, bronchiectasis and recurrent chest infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia. He was treated by his general practitioner …
48y · Male·Septicaemia in a man with a psoas abscess; Diabetes mellitis
A 48-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, mild cognitive impairment, and chronic alcoholic liver disease was admitted with sepsis from a psoas abscess. After 15 days of intravenous antibiotics, he refused IV con…
1y · Unknown·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy post cardiac arrest due to nicotine toxicity
Baby J, an 18-month-old child, ingested liquid nicotine that had been left unattended on a dining table. The concentrated nicotine product was illegal in Australia, imported from the USA for use in e-cigarettes. Within m…
35y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest in the setting of acute agitation and physical and chem…
Hizir Ferman, aged 35, died at Middleton Prison following forcible extraction from his room by SESG officers using CS gas and physical restraint. He was held prone with hands cuffed behind him, a shield on his back, and …
0y · Male·unascertained
An 11-month-old boy died at Hamilton Hospital after presenting in cardiac arrest with multiple injuries sustained over weeks. Despite exhaustive post-mortem investigation, the medical cause of death remains unascertained…
48y · Male·Pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis
William Ian Davenport, a 48-year-old man with Trisomy 4p, scoliosis, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis. He presented with productive cough on 15 September 2017, treated wit…
40y · Male·Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Paul Taouk, a 40-year-old with schizophrenia and substance use disorder, died from carbon monoxide poisoning after absconding from a community mental health clinic on 23 December 2015. He had been assessed as unsafe and …
27y · Male·Injuries sustained in descent from height
A 27-year-old man with schizophrenia was brought to Northern Hospital ED by police under Mental Health Act section 351 after threatening suicide and injecting testosterone. The Emergency Department doctor (Dr K.) assesse…
35y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of combined hero…
Yara Sturak Mignon, a 35-year-old with a 10-year heroin addiction, was found unconscious in a restaurant bathroom on Victoria Street Richmond in November 2018. He had combined heroin, alcohol, and doxylamine (antihistami…
0y · Female·OEIS Complex (Omphalocoele, Exstrophy of Cloaca, Imperforate Anus, Spinal Defect…
Baby L died aged 7 days from OEIS Complex (a severe congenital condition involving omphalocoele, exstrophy of cloaca, imperforate anus, and spinal defects) combined with prematurity at 32 weeks gestation. The defect was …
26y · Male·Asphyxia in the setting of an irrespirable environment
A 26-year-old man died by asphyxiation using helium gas in a serviced apartment. He was experiencing acute stressors including relationship breakdown, pending fraud-related legal charges, and isolation from family. The c…
52y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia and asphyxia in the setting of an irrespirable environment
Diane Bell, a 53-year-old woman with delusional disorder and chronic suicidal ideation, died by argon gas inhalation in June 2017. She had been under care of North West Area Mental Health Service with a Community Treatme…
38y · Male·Toxicity to heroin
A 38-year-old man with a 24-year history of heroin addiction died from heroin toxicity shortly after release from prison. He had recently completed a 3-month custodial sentence and was released on 22 June 2018, dying on …
39y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
A 39-year-old man fasting during Ramadan died in a motor vehicle collision after his vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic on a rural road. The coroner found no evidence of mechanical failure, alcohol, drugs, or delibera…
53y · Male·unascertained
Ernest Hyde, aged 53, disappeared on 24 June 1964 from his home in Victoria. His abandoned car was found near Blackburn Lake five days later with a wristwatch on the dashboard. Police conducted unsuccessful searches of t…
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